[Woodcarver] Butternut (chat)

[Joe Dillett]

The last prices I've been quoted on 4/4 select butternut is $7.25 retail. 
Depending on the grade thicknesses of 16/4 dried butternut can run from $8 
to $15 a board foot.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Woodcraft Shop" <wdcrft at revealed.net>
To: "'[Woodcarver]'" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 9:03 AM
Subject: RE: [Woodcarver] Butternut (chat)



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> Hi Bill,

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> You actually didn't pay $6.50 a bd ft for your piece.

>

> A 6 x 7 x 12 is 3.5 bd ft.  Divide that into $16.50 and you come up with

> $4.71 a bd ft.

>

> It was cheaper than you thought!  :o)

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Bill Smith [SMTP:baydolphs at yahoo.com]

> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:54 PM

> To: [Woodcarver]

> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Butternut  (formerly Black Walnut)

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> 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

>

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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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