Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

He has several hundred feet of Black Walnut that he needs to find a home for so I'll go pick that up in the next few days.

OK, my Senile Texas Aggie I/Q is getting in the way. Does he have several hundred feet of Black Walnut trees that he wants cut down? Several hundred feet of already cut timber? Several hundred feet of board? Several hundred feet of black walnut nuts lying on the ground?

Also, venting is perfectly fine. You are among friends, where we are allowed to vent and to express our other emotions without fear of rejection.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[Mike CHS]

Thanks STA, that got me to laughing. It's several hundred linear feet of rough cut lumber.

 

[Rammy]

Thats even better. You dont have to get it cut down first!

 

[Bruce]

Thanks STA, that got me to laughing. It's several hundred linear feet of rough cut lumber.

Thickness? And is it already dry? You can make some great stuff with that. I'm sure Fred and Joyce could use a nice black walnut cutting board

Black walnut is gorgeous, my uncle has his kitchen floor black walnut. He actually got the trees for free from his work and just paid for milling and to have the floor laid and finished.

Curious, that would be a pretty dark floor. We put down sap maple because it is light, makes small rooms look a bit bigger where a dark floor would make it seem smaller.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Thickness? And is it already dry? You can make some great stuff with that. I'm sure Fred and Joyce could use a nice black walnut cutting board


Curious, that would be a pretty dark floor. We put down sap maple because it is light, makes small rooms look a bit bigger where a dark floor would make it seem smaller.

It's a mix of color actually, really similar to the pics on this etsy listing.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246041...Igay0sjwCHYdBwSPGcoFKKxJYXQOncPIaAvMWEALw_wcB
It is a small room but the flooring works somehow, i think because the walls are cream and the cabinets are a light stain, with lots of windows.

 

[Bruce]

Yes the light walls and ceiling help. I'm a bit OCD about wood, all that random light and dark on the floor would drive me batty. Kinda like someone did a really bad job staining light colored wood. To each their own of course.

 

[Mike CHS]

Bruce - I haven't seen the wood but it's been dry for years and stored inside. These folks got the wood the same way I'm getting it. Somebody had it in their shop and upon putting their house on the market, they needed to get rid of the wood.

 

[Bruce]

NICE!

 

[misfitmorgan]

NICE!

I actually hate light wood, but am ok with mixed wood or darker wood....ocd does odd things.

 

[Mike CHS]

Walnut on its own gets lighter with time and sunlight exposure. It's one of the few woods that I will always use a dye on since it usually has a lot of sapwood which is lighter and doesn't age uniformly. Most if not all of those deep dark walnut pieces have been stained or dyed. You can get 100% heartwood walnut but it is pricey.