Walnut

[elwapo]

I have had this walnut now for 16 months does anyone think its any good ?

 

Many thanks

[elwapo]

Firewood then lol

[elwapo]

Thanks for that! been reading your treads about Germany very good ! i am in germany now, an hour for bremen , my wife is german and my son is half:biggrin: we spend 2 months out here a year , best of luck !! its great would move in a heart beat !!

[Rob D]

As above!

 

 

If you had a plan for the wood then there's nothing wrong with it as such... a few planks from the middle would make good chopping board/platters...

 

 

But it's not a valuable piece of wood and not sellable.

[elwapo]

As above!

 

 

If you had a plan for the wood then there's nothing wrong with it as such... a few planks from the middle would make good chopping board/platters...

 

 

But it's not a valuable piece of wood and not sellable.

 

Thanks for you time and happy new year sir !

[elwapo]

Excellent! I've only been to Bremen once with some family friends when I was about 13 (I think). Very flat with big canals is what I remember.

 

My wife's parents are in Northampton too, so I can appreciate how much nicer it must seem over there. Northampton itself is a special kind of dive!

 

I'm not saying don't mill it, but unless you have a mill in for the day, it might not be worth it.

 

Yes very very flat !! i love mountains would love to find work in arb in the south of germany, just not sure how it works there !

[Rhob the Log]

On the subject of, ahem, worth milling, here's a log for the big boys out there!

 

 

Ok, so it was just a bit of fun on a rainy afternoon ...

[Rob D]

They will be great chopping boards - and you could get them dry for the summer

[Rhob the Log]

You reckon? 1.5" thick, Walnut downed 2 weeks ago. Figure they may take longer to dry.

 

But yes, nice for chopping boards I'm hoping!

 

Also, think my Oak stack of the same is case-hardened. Is it worth re-milling off the tops and bottoms (they're 2" thick) - have a friend with a Lumbermate - or could I thickness them off? Cheers Rob

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Also, think my Oak stack of the same is case-hardened. Is it worth re-milling off the tops and bottoms (they're 2" thick) - have a friend with a Lumbermate - or could I thickness them off? Cheers Rob

 

What size is the oak, and what size do you want it to be?

 

If it's short lengths (i.e. chopping boards) it will dry OK through the ends. Not as quick, but still fine.

 

If it's too long for this, do you have a moisture meter? If so, you could take a board, measure the surface content, and then plane a bit off, re-measure etc. and see if you get a sudden jump. If so, case hardened, if fairly uniform once you've skimmed the first bit off, with a gradual profile, it's not.

 

If it is case hardened, whether to re-mill or plane would depend on the depth profile you see on the moisture content (tells you how much you need to take off). If it's a little and you want thick boards you could plane it. If it's a lot and you don't mind thin boards you could re-mill it (assuming they're long enough to fit the mill clamps).

 

Alec