How do you price Black Walnut?

[eric-holmes]

I have several black walnut logs that I wouldn't mind to sell but how do I price it? Do people still buy walnut?

 

[eric-holmes]

 

[claydogg84]

Not really. You can call your local mill, they are likely to decline.

 

[KenLockett]

for what it is worth, I think generally the mills are looking for much larger quantities than what you have there.

 

[Wood Dog]

We had a logger come through and look at ours 2-3 years ago. His minimum size had to be 16" diameter at 5' above the ground. Otherwise- it was too small. At that time, a 30' long log was estimated to be worth $500. Veneers were quite a bit more.

 

[Lake Girl]

Could check with local wood working supply shops ... may have community board for special species wood for local hobbyists. Just an example...
http://www.bellforestproducts.com/hobby-wood/

 

[BenTN]

I think you'll have better luck calling in a mobile mill and then selling the rough lumber.

Looking back at the pic, those look rather small. 10-11"? If so wouldn't be worth spending money on any milling. May be able cut bowl blanks out of it and market those and a year or so.

 

[bholler]

Yeah those are way to small to be worth much of anything

 

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[BenTN]

Jeff, that video is freakin hilarious... the wife and i rolled in the kitchen laughing this morning. we both work customer service and it nailed the day to day discussions we have.

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[CentralVAWoodHeat]

Demand is very low in my neck of the woods. A buddy of mine who is an excavator just brought me a little over a cord of black walnut from a clearing job they just did. It is sitting CSS and drying as firewood. It is absolutely gorgeous but feels strange to be going to burn what was once a relatively prized wood.

 

[Flame On]

I've burned a ton of black walnut. The carpenter ants love it around here so there is always plenty. It burns really well, but leaves alot of ash. Make your money in free heat.

 

[Lake Girl]

Aren't enough cabinet/fine furniture makers around that use real wood anymore ... all veneers over MDF or similar. No one out there willing to pay the price for a crafted piece that would last a couple of lifetimes ... easier to just buy cheap stuff and throw away My kids have seen what happens with MDF pieces and are spending a bit more money on furniture that is real wood.

 

[blades]

My kids took my wind up key away because they have heard the particle /osb /mdf( Moisture Disintegrating Furniture) rant so many times.

 

[bholler]

Aren't enough cabinet/fine furniture makers around that use real wood anymore ... all veneers over MDF or similar. No one out there willing to pay the price for a crafted piece that would last a couple of lifetimes ... easier to just buy cheap stuff and throw away My kids have seen what happens with MDF pieces and are spending a bit more money on furniture that is real wood.

Maybe not by you but there are tons near us. I was actually a custom cabinet maker for 15 years before starting to work with my dad.

 

[Lake Girl]

There is a store in Winnipeg that carries Whittier Wood Furniture out of Oregon...

 

[Farmboy707]

In my area people are looking for anything that is 30" or larger in diameter. I mill some smaller diameter walnut for my own projects but the money is in the big stuff.

 

[Ashful]

$125 / cord. That's what it's worth around here, unless you have a semi truck load of clean straight stuff, from a source known to be free of metal.

The mills around here were turning it away, last I had to take down several large straight ones. That was in the wake of superstorm Sandy, when they were literally flooded with wood, but I got the distinct impression they're not interested in trees from private parties, where they may have a higher chance of finding metal in a tree.

 

[woodhog73]

I not to long ago was talking to a guy who carves wood into art pieces and small wood items like bowls and such etc, and he told me he wished he could find more black walnut.

It may not be enough to be useful for someone milling but perhaps there's artists and wood carvers out there that would be interested ??

Black walnut makes beautiful furniture too

 

[bholler]

I not to long ago was talking to a guy who carves wood into art pieces and small wood items like bowls and such etc, and he told me he wished he could find more black walnut.

It may not be enough to be useful for someone milling but perhaps there's artists and wood carvers out there that would be interested ??

Black walnut makes beautiful furniture too

They would make decent turning blanks but they are way to small to be worth milling for furniture