The value of chestnut wood?

[Pr04log]

Hi all I have been asked to fell a very large chestnut,I don't have a great deal of knowledge about this wood,it's girth is has a wide girth and plenty of big limbs is there any value to this wood,if so for turning or milling?any info would be fab cheers all.

[timbernut]

What sort?

[Andymacp]

Recently took down 40t of chestnut and the big local firewood boy said he didn't want it as it was rubbish.

[se7enthdevil]

horse chestnut is not the best of firewoods but as with all wood as long as it's dry it burns...

 

 

sweet chestnut is a great wood to mill as long as there is not tons of shake...

[Stubby]

If its H.CHN (which it sounds like ) then as se7enthdevil says . If its Sweet CHN then full of tannin so fence posts etc etc ..

[Goaty]

As seventh says assuming you its conker ok for firewood to burn yourself. It used to be used for false legs as it tends not to splinter, rather it breaks in a block like way saving injury when the leg fails. But these days false limbs are synthetic.

[timbernut]

Stayed in a house a couple of years ago and every room had floor boards of a different wood (all from westonbirt I believe) and one room had horse chestnut: it had some interesting grain but the owner said you shouldn't walk on it in high heels (fortunately I'd left em at home😃)