Too pretty for firewood

[FramerJ]

Just got a truckload of this. Im guessing its black walnut but maybe a hickory species like pignut? You could split it with a dull butterknife.

 

[rwh63]

i'm guessing pignut

 

[NickW]

Black walnut. Bark and heartwood are both right on.

 

[Nealm66]

Oh man, I’d have to mill up some boards out of that. How cool of shelves in a custom cabinet those would make

 

[Grizzerbear]

Yea that's definitely walnut

 

[Stinkpickle]

If I had any decent woodworking skills, I would feel bad about some of the walnut like that I’ve burned up.

 

[patrickk222]

thats some pretty nice lookin black walnut

 

[FramerJ]

If I had any decent woodworking skills, I would feel bad about some of the walnut like that I’ve burned up.

Exactly. I split that first round and was like "Whoa". Then the wife comes out and says "we cant be burning that. Its too pretty, make something with it". Not sure what exactly Im supposed to make out of a bunch of 10" rounds that are 18" long.

 

[FramerJ]

Oh man, I’d have to mill up some boards out of that. How cool of shelves in a custom cabinet those would make

If I had any way of getting some larger pieces of that in my truck, I would. Its gorgeous stuff.

 

[Bad LP]

Exactly. I split that first round and was like "Whoa". Then the wife comes out and says "we cant be burning that. Its too pretty, make something with it". Not sure what exactly Im supposed to make out of a bunch of 10" rounds that are 18" long.

Too late now.

 

[peakbagger]

I had a twin red maple that I needed to remove one of them. So I started up the saw and dropped it then bucked it. I then went to split it and it was solid curly figure. Very expensive firewood. As Homer says Dooh!. Had I known I could have gotten some nicely figured boards. The twin that I left is in vulnerable spot to my plow guy but when he hit it once it scraped off some bark and it looks to me like its got the same figure. I try to protect it and just letting it grow as long I can. Its got a bit of a sweep to the log but still might make some fine boards.

 

[SpaceBus]

I had a twin red maple that I needed to remove one of them. So I started up the saw and dropped it then bucked it. I then went to split it and it was solid curly figure. Very expensive firewood. As Homer says Dooh!. Had I known I could have gotten some nicely figured boards. The twin that I left is in vulnerable spot to my plow guy but when he hit it once it scraped off some bark and it looks to me like its got the same figure. I try to protect it and just letting it grow as long I can. Its got a bit of a sweep to the log but still might make some fine boards.

Could also sell the wood as blanks for lathes and other small projects.

Same goes for the OP's rounds, take them to someone with a lathe and have a bunch of really nice walnut stuff.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

That's Walnut. I don't know many times that people could say "you could split it with a dull butter knife" about Hickory!

 

[BigJ273]

Exactly. I split that first round and was like "Whoa". Then the wife comes out and says "we cant be burning that. Its too pretty, make something with it". Not sure what exactly Im supposed to make out of a bunch of 10" rounds that are 18" long.

Tell her you are making something with it....heat.

 

[hawkeye4771]

Maybe you could make some picture frames or pen holders for a desk etc. Betcha a nice oil finish will look really nice with that!

 

[Simonkenton]

Black walnut and I will burn a lot of it next year. I have put 6 Nissan truck loads of black walnut in the wood shed in the past 2 months.

 

[MongoMongoson]

No harm done. It is pretty when it burns, too. I have read that it doesn't throw many sparks but I find that the black walnut I burn does pop and spark a bit, but that's relative. It doesn't spark like mulberry, but more than most of what I burn.

I have burned a bunch of it. Most of the black walnut I get has been from someone's yard or along the edge of a field. Lots of branches, not so straight... so it isn't really worth much except for firewood.

I seem to get a lot of very white fluffy ash with black walnut.

There is more than one way to enjoy a pretty wood, and one way is to warm your house with it. Now you know what you are looking at for next time. If you have the skills and equipment, you can make some boards. I'll just keep burning mine!

 

[Jags]

Its black walnut. Medium heat firewood. One armload in the stove, one bucket of ash out.

 

[Rob_Red]

Just made some butcher block with the stuff. Also some maple in there.

 

[Nealm66]

Just made some butcher block with the stuff. Also some maple in there.

That looks really good ,nice job

 

[Rob_Red]

That looks really good ,nice job

Thanks! They make good Christmas gifts because it’s something people can use.

 

[EbS-P]

You could always make a bowl. I made this one with a planer head on my right angle grinder. It’s not gonna win any contests but as a proof of concept I’m ready to invest a bit more time and money to make some more. But again at some point it’s just best to burn it.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

Definitely black walnut. And I'd be wondering if someone locally could use it to make lumber, bowls, or something.

My grandfather made a whole set of furniture from walnut around 1930, from his dad's farm. I still have it, and it looks like it'll go another 200 years.