[Woodcarver] Butternut (formerly Black Walnut)

[Bill Smith]

hi gene the wood for butternut would run about 6.50
per board foot and is gettin very had to get ones
hands on would like to get some of it myself if  I can
find it last time I got it I had paid 16.50 for it and
it 
is 6 x 7 x 12 which is the size of it. so this was
also smooth finished.

Bill Smith

--- Gene and Darlene Bremmer
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> 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'

> > -Mike Bloomquist->

> >

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> >

> > 

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