[Woodcarver] Butternut (formerly Black Walnut)

[Gene and Darlene Bremmer]

Interesting conversation on the butternet.  I know of a fellow who has a 
pile of butternut, they are about 4 by 6 and 8 foot long.  Don't know what 
it is worth, I am sure some of it has knots etc, cause it is just rough 
sawn.  It almost sounds like it is something I should be looking into.  How 
much per bd foot would butternut in those chunks be worth.

Gene

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bloomquist" <m.bloomquist at verizon.net>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Butternut (formerly Black Walnut)



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> Joe,

> I echo your feelings on the butternut, especially the "we're going to miss

> it".  Catalpa is a fine substitute, but I find it much harder to carve, 

> and

> the browns on most pieces I have and have seen aren't as rich <deep>.

> Because it is denser than butternut, catalpa, for me, makes better N.A.

> flutes because the flute walls resonate more strongly.  That sound quality

> is very subjective and only my humble opinion, but because of it,  I use 

> my

> catalpa for the flutes and reserve the butternut for other projects.

>

> It's sad that a lot of my butternut lately is coming from standing dead

> "finds" that my carving friends and I have made in woodlots and peoples'

> backyards.  My oldest woodcarving friend (10 years now), Harold, has 

> always

> had a real nose for carving lumber in general, but keeps a special eye

> <nose?> out for butternut to add to our drying piles.  We've combined 

> forces

> several times to fell, cut up, divvy up, and stack butternut for carving,

> but he still has the larger stockpile.  Like most friends, we go back and

> forth doing things for each other, but more than once I've found a gift

> piece (more like a timber) of butternut waiting for me on the side porch

> when he though he was behind in the balance.  Hopefully we honor these 

> trees

> properly in our carvings.  To honor the tree is my general feeling for any

> wood that I carve, but especially butternut.

>

> Keep on Carvin'

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