Walnut

Roland

My neighbour is taking down a walnut tree. I’ll walk over with a chain saw tomorrow, and see what I can salvage.

TTony

Roland said:

My neighbour is taking down a walnut tree. I’ll walk over with a chain saw tomorrow, and see what I can salvage.

Did you mean this to go in the Classifieds???

Funkfingers

Roland said:

My neighbour is taking down a walnut tree. I’ll walk over with a chain saw tomorrow and see what I can salvage.

I could use a kidney.

Roland

Disappointing morning. After two hours levering the trunk around and plunge cutting because the tree was too big for my saw I found that of two trunk sections one had curved heartwood, and in the other the heartwood split into two cores. However I did get some interesting crotches for bowl turning.

Note the exposed ends have been coated to reduce shakes and splitting.

Roland

TTony said:

Did you mean this to go in the Classifieds???

Wishful thinking Tony. 

TTony

Kittyfrisk

Roland said:

Disappointing morning. After two hours levering the trunk around and plunge cutting because the tree was too big for my saw I found that of two trunk sections one had curved heartwood, and in the other the heartwood split into two cores. However I did get some interesting crotches for bowl turning.

Note the exposed ends have been coated to reduce shakes and splitting.

Now that's what I call a crotch shot 
I love Walnut but it can be difficult to work.

sgosden

[for the uneducated] does this all mean its no good for a guitar ? 

Roland

@sgosden I was hoping to use it for making necks. Either as an alternative to Sycamore, or in combination. However the curved grain could cause the neck to warp over time. I might still use it for a body cap.

BillDL

I see a mini Flying V body?

Roland

Yeah, tempted to use it for a cap on a headless. I find Vs uncomfortable to play