Jack has sold part of his setup and gone back to mobile sawing
Falling a Walnut Tree
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There is nothing like the color and work ability of air dried Walnut
You all need to fix auto correct on this site. Have to re edit several times from a android device. Maybe you all are Mac people - IDK...I think his tree is too big for an air fryer, I could be wrong?!
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Some additional information I discovered about 1995 when I was trying to get some black walnut sawed. A neighbor in southern Wake County ran a saw mill. When I called him about sawing the b. walnut trees I had, he replied, very tersely, "Do not bring those trees to my lot. I make most of my profit from selling pine sawdust to people for use in their horse stables. If they find out that I had black walnut trees on my property they may stop buying sawdust from me and I will lose my business." I asked "Why?" "Because a handful of black walnut sawdust can, and probably will, kill almost any horse. Even if it is mixed in with a truck load of pine saw dust." Therefore, I suggest you be cautious in picking your sawyer. Sawyers who are new to the business may not be aware of this issue.
I believe this to be true. I sawed so much black walnut on my sawmill when I lived in NC, that I developed an allergy to it. I'm fine wood working with black walnut after it's dry. But the dust from the bark when it's green and wet, makes me break out in itchy hives.
Last time I sawed walnut on my sawmill in NC, I had to strip down to my birthday suit and high tail it, for the tar river. Jim and his wife both witnessed me streaking across their back yard and jumping into the river, They even brought me a towel to the bank. Which I wrapped around my waist and drive home and headed for the shower. I left my clothes where the fell and bagged them up and threw them away when I returned after a few days later.
I haven't sawed a black walnut log since then and probably never will again.
Maybe it's the bark or the thin yellow whatever it called in-between the bark and the white sapwood I'm allergic to, whatever it is... I banned Walnut from my species of timber I will mill. Walnut and anything creosote soaked, I will not mill. I won't even cut it with a chainsaw either.
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now why'd ya hafta bring that up? I'm scarred for life now. I may never get that image outta my haid! TMI Jeff, TMI.
Jeff,
I still have some of that Walnut that I bought from you in the Seagrove parking lot at one of the NCWW Picnics at Jordan Lake eons ago!
Wow really? That was a long time ago. I'm sure that wasn't the time I developed an allergic reaction.
I just think I cut so much of it that it was my body telling my mind, enough is enough. That and the black snot - yuck!!!
A friend with a sawmill and I with mine, cut a tractor trailer load - just a little north of 7500 BF in in 4/4 boards in a weekend.
Both evenings when we were done, we both looked like coal miners
During the move here to the farm, I told my son please take all the walnut and he did. Every last stick of it. I move here and what does the neighbor ask for? but a walnut countertop ofcourse. He supplied the wood and he said to keep these two boards. Every time my son comes over I try and give him these two boards but they won't fit in the minivan. I'll get him when he brings his truck
I just can't seem to get away from walnut, it follows me where ever I go.
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You can use a couple fans that will assist in air drying and it works well as low tech method.
If you're headed this way anytime soon I'll take those off your hands.Wow really? That was a long time ago. I'm sure that wasn't the time I developed an allergic reaction.
I just think I cut so much of it that it was my body telling my mind, enough is enough. That and the black snot - yuck!!!
A friend with a sawmill and I with mine, cut a tractor trailer load - just a little north of 7500 BF in in 4/4 boards in a weekend.
Both evenings when we were done, we both looked like coal miners
During the move here to the farm, I told my son please take all the walnut and he did. Every last stick of it. I move here and what does the neighbor ask for? but a walnut countertop ofcourse. He supplied the wood and he said to keep these two boards. Every time my son comes over I try and give him these two boards but they won't fit in the minivan. I'll get him when he brings his truck
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I am so sorry to hear about your serious health problem with walnut, For your benefit I will take it off your hands for health and safety reasons for you and your family. It is the least I can do for a fellow wood worker having health issuesWow really? That was a long time ago. I'm sure that wasn't the time I developed an allergic reaction.
I just think I cut so much of it that it was my body telling my mind, enough is enough. That and the black snot - yuck!!!
A friend with a sawmill and I with mine, cut a tractor trailer load - just a little north of 7500 BF in in 4/4 boards in a weekend.
Both evenings when we were done, we both looked like coal miners
During the move here to the farm, I told my son please take all the walnut and he did. Every last stick of it. I move here and what does the neighbor ask for? but a walnut countertop ofcourse. He supplied the wood and he said to keep these two boards. Every time my son comes over I try and give him these two boards but they won't fit in the minivan. I'll get him when he brings his truck
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Bob, give Percy Flowers a call; sawyer east of Carthage. He is a mature guy with lots of info. 910-947-2642. He may have a tree service recommendation.
If not give Caleb a call at Dave’s Trees. 910-603-7177
If not give Caleb a call at Dave’s Trees. 910-603-7177
well he said he didn't think it was that time, but still, we don't KNOW for certain!
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