walnut tree trunk

[Mark Bolam]

No, you are dead wrong, a customer once told me that a mate of his from down the pub reckoned that all walnuts were worth a grand, minimum. Purdey buy them all for gun stocks you know

 

 

 

 

 

There's a funny story there Andy.

My know it all big bro told me I was an idiot for logging a walnut (we actually milled the few bits that weren't knackered), saying that each blank for a shotgun stock was worth at least a grand.

The following Christmas I wrapped a generous sized blank and gave it him as his present.

'What the f is this?' he said, after opening his big, heavy present, which he'd saved till last.

'It's a thousand pound Christmas present.'

He was raging, but couldn't say anything.

It's still in the porch at dad and mams.

[Daythe trees]

That had me rolling! How many times have we had that conversation with customers? Not species specific obviously.

[Thatoldchestnut]

That's brilliant

[peatff]

'It's a thousand pound Christmas present.'

He was raging, but couldn't say anything.

It's still in the porch at dad and mams.

 

I bet it's gone up in value because it's well seasoned, who's laughing now Mark (probably still you though)