If you're trying to sell a walnut butt.....

[Rob D]

Get some pics up Mark!

[castanea]

Is it worth digging round the root ball and winching over the butt log with it intact.

 

Will the value increase or can a normal sawmill not process it? It mentions in Sylva about the value being in the timber low down, like ground level.

[Rob D]

It has to be the right sort of wood to be of any value - stick some pics up first. Seems hard to find buyers for the roots but they do exist (although I have never come across any!)

[jrose]

All the lumps in the picture I posted are spoken for, my girlfriend is a wood carver and she'll be using it. Some of the lumps may be milled, the rest will be carved into spoons like the ones below.

 

It's the main stem I'm interested in knowing about, unfortunately no pics at the moment though but it is hollow

[Rob D]

Nice work

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice thread

[spiral]

Hi I have 2 planks of walnut that is very pink

 

 

Could it be butternut {Juglans cinerea}? often used for wardrobe backs and draw linings 80 plus years ago.

 

Normally called butternut or white walnut in the USA, tan or pink in colour, usually a very soft light timber. But a true walnut.

 

Would be a rare tree in the UK I guess? only seen one in Devon.

 

spiral

[se7enthdevil]

the grain of butternut is fairly distinct so it should be easy to distinguish the two.

[jrose]

Well I've been back today and collected the stem as it was dug out by the builders, so now looking to find out where to sell it, and how much it might be worth?

 

As said, main stem does have some hollow but there is good wood as well. Approx length of stem is 5' + roots.

 

Tree is nr gloucester. Any advice welcome!

[agg221]

If that was mine and I was trying to sell it as a butt, I would dig off the worst of the mud and pressure wash it thoroughly, then stick an Alaskan dead up the middle as far as it would go, finishing off by tipping it so the cut was vertical and freehanding the last of it with an old chain (I have a 36" bar and near-worn out ripping chain for this type of job).

 

This will show just how good the butt is for rot, together with colour and grain of the rootball.

 

Otherwise it's a bit of a punt for someone and you might well struggle to get it moved.

 

Alec