Carving Post - Tiki Carving

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sun, Jan 26, 2003 9:08 PM I just got a small supply of just beautiful OLD GROWTH (200+years old!) black walnut slices (1x and 2x slices are all I can get so far). If you want I'll bring you a couple of pieces down to Hukilau. Making some weapons out of it, and that walnut is so dark and richly grained they look like pre-contact museum pieces! It's coming off of a previously untouched mountain ridge in Franklin, North Carolina. Unfortunately, a bunch of the timberframers are buying up the big stuff and using it for (get this) structural tenons, of which walnut ones hold joists like iron. What a waste. Some of the trunks are 4 feet wide.

I just got a small supply of just beautiful OLD GROWTH (200+years old!) black walnut slices (1x and 2x slices are all I can get so far). If you want I'll bring you a couple of pieces down to Hukilau. Making some weapons out of it, and that walnut is so dark and richly grained they look like pre-contact museum pieces! It's coming off of a previously untouched mountain ridge in Franklin, North Carolina. Unfortunately, a bunch of the timberframers are buying up the big stuff and using it for (get this) structural tenons, of which walnut ones hold joists like iron. What a waste. Some of the trunks are 4 feet wide.

Post #20998 by Basement Kahuna on Sun, Jan 26, 2003 9:08 PM