big walnut

treeslayer · Oct 26, 2010

Finally took down the Walnut I bid about 9 months ago way out in the country, (Harvard IL) that the HO wanted cheap since it was Walnut. :dizzy:

It was about 75 ' tall and over 2 houses,
and of course a satellite dish on the roof...........
As I figured, with a hollow stump (the rot only went about 6' up.) the log wasn't worth the top dollar I usually get.
I decided to trade the wood for the cleanup, and Crowbait, a woodworker I met here on AS rose to the challenge and did an awesome job.
He now has cleaned up several big jobs for me.

Post some pics Dirk of that beautiful wood!
I am also bidding 4 more walnuts across the street.............

He has cleaned up several other big jobs with me since.

treemandan · Oct 26, 2010

The walnut don't look that big, its more like you are real short.

treeslayer · Oct 26, 2010

The spikes work better on my thighs anyway...........

Nailsbeats · Oct 26, 2010

Nice pics Slayer. Too bad it was hollow. Was there a seam on the outside or was it sound?

treemandan · Oct 26, 2010

Nailsbeats said:
Nice pics Slayer. Too bad it was hollow. Was there a seam on the outside or was it sound?

You can see the open gash in the first pic. No, not Slayer, the other open gash.

treeclimber101 · Oct 26, 2010

treeslayer said:
Finally took down the Walnut I bid about 9 months ago way out in the country, (Harvard IL) that the HO wanted cheap since it was Walnut. It was about 75 ' tall and over 2 houses,
and of course a satellite dish on the roof...........
As I figured, with a hollow stump (the rot only went about 6' up.) the log wasn't worth the top dollar I usually get.
I decided to trade the wood for the cleanup, and Crowbait, a woodworker I met here on AS rose to the challenge and did an awesome job.
He now has cleaned up several big jobs for me.

Post some pics Dirk of that beautiful wood!
I am also bidding 4 more walnuts across the street.............

He has cleaned up several other big jobs with me since.