I’ve got a client that would like a 4′ x 10′ dining room table top made up of solid 3-4″ thick x 12″ black walnut. The sources I normally use around Chapel Hill, NC. only have 4″ x 4″ stuff, and are telling me I may have to wait 5-6 months to special order the 12″ planks. Does anybody know a supplier they wouldn’t mind passing along?
Thanks,
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Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word “NOW” And you say, “For what reason?” And he says, “How?” And you say, “What does this mean?” And he screams back, “You’re a cow Give me some milk Or else go home”
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I'm sorry my sources have committed all of their black walnut for export. You might try Groof and Groof at 1 800 342 0001 They've provided black walnut at something like 54 inches wide
Thanks Frenchy, where are they located?... the embodied energy thing, ya know! Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
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Penn. but they buy trees from all over..
I figured he'd pop in<G> Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
I have a large slab thats been sitting her for some time now. 10-12' long 3-4" thick about 16" wide.
Shipping would be tough though.
ML
I'd love that slab, but it might be hard to seat 12 around it<G> Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
That's a 600 lb top. Does it really need to be 3-4" thick throughout or just look like it is that thick? You could use 8/4 stock, finish it to around 1 3/4 inches thick and add a layer to the perimeter to give it the hefty look.
Thats what iam going to do with the Koa slab I have the Mrs, wants for a kitchen table.
It's what they want, and I aim to please<G> Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Can you make it out of 7/16" osb and give it a nice walnut stain and fool them?
Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
That'll never work. But maybe you could lam a whole bunch together till it's four inches thick. 600 pounds of oriented strand walnut.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
Blue!
Are you kidding? Why not just get a brown plastic table?
You have to be kidding.. if so, I wish I saw a smiley face
I don't do smiley faces. If you don't know I'm joking, then just take offense and call me a moron. Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Ya, give them a lifetime supply of mescaline! Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
That was funny! That stuff never did anything for me. Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Blue
Thank you for that clarification.. You could also do the <grin> thing to help those of use not able to get the full meaning of everything said on the internet..
Nope...if you can't figure out that I'm kidding around when I suggest staining OSB, then I don't mind being called a moron. I won't even disagree. I might tell you that I know a guy that could make osb look like walnut (I do). Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Stick to your guns Jim, people that need smiley faces shouldn't be allowed on the internet!
Doug
Excactly. I'll give a LOL once in awhile because it's easy. I used to do a hehehehe but it made me look like a sissy. Hehehehehe. Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
These are the people I use.http://www.hardwoodbarn.com/inventory.htmThere are a coupla good foresters that supply them with crazy sizes all the time already dried too. The owners are a bunch of retired craftsmen that still love wood. They even have a old whiskey barrel maker from Kentucky.I would think it would take longer than 5-6 months to air dry 16/4 walnut.Where there's a will, there are 500 relatives
I'd like to get it kiln dried, the 3-4 years for air drying might queer the deal.And thanks for the link, I can find wood coast to coast now. Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
maybe try Mclendon in Atlanta. I've seen some pretty impressive slabs there.
http://www.rarewoodsandveneers.com/pages/home.htm
Thanks John, maybe I can get Forrest to bring it up! I check 'em out Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Gonna be really tough to get 16/4 walnut, period.
Ask over at Knots? There's probably dealers in the midwest who might have walnut that big, and I recall seeing an ad in Fine Woodworking about a dealer in CA that specialized in big walnut.
Edit: There's an ad on Woodweb for 16/4 New York black walnut, up to 22" wide. Posted on 7/30. Guy's in Florida.
Also - http://www.gobywalnut.com. In Oregon. They have some slabs that exceed your dimensions of 48 x 120 as a single piece.
Edited 8/8/2008 4:30 pm ET by JonE
I can get it, just have to wait too long. And thanks for the links. Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
I agree with JonE. Gonnna be tough to find. There was a fellow a while back on Knots posting about some amazing Walnut finds, so you might want to check there too. I suppose laminated 8/4 is out of the question. Have you thought about promoting a Veneered surface? You could build em an amazing burl or crotch walnut veneered table that would blow away anything they have ever seen. Yes, they would need to get over the fact that it is a veneer. You could promote this as being more enviornmental friendly. The core could be laminated walnut if they are dead set on solid, but MDF would be more stable and flatter. If you do consider a veneer send em to Certainly wood's site.
For the 16/4 you might want to give Bohlke (link below) a call as they specialize in speciality items and high end products.
http://www.mbveneer.com/designzone-covermyworld.cfm
Good luck
I may try the veneer if I run into a dead end on the planks... I'll try your link, though. Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Snort
There are plenty of large slabs of walnut out there.. I've got a lot of them myself but they all have homes..
I love working with walnut. like nothing else was smooth and as nicely. However expect to have your hands turn color from handling it.. A nice purple..
But when you work it you must get a really sharp hand plane and plane it.. Nothing is as sweet.
I'm sitting on about 700bd' of walnut taken from James Monroe's plantation, Ashlawn... nothing in 16/4 though! Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
We may be down to 12/4. Found some in Raleigh about 12" wide... $3500 for what I need. OY! Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Have you tried East Wake Hardwoods in Zebulon? Talk to Roger, he won't have it in stock, but he may be able to find it.
He's got 4x4s in stock, which, in the big price picture may be the way we go... he'd be hard pressed to get anything bigger. Capitol can get the wider stuff, but at a much wider price, too<G> Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
There is also a place by the fairgrounds called American Woodyards, I think Jay was the guys name.
Right, I had forgotten about them... thanks. Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Snort
I know a guy that's sitting with 2 or three pieces of walnut that's probably 12/4's but I'd guess they are 22 to 24" wide by 12' long. He's had em for as long as I can remember going there to buy wood, I think they're still for sale but I have no idea how much $$$. I'm sure there cheap.
I have inquired about them but he always tells me that we will talk $ when I'm serious about buying them, never been serious enough to further the conversation! I have about 2000 bd ft of walnut air drying but nothing in those dimensions.
Doug
Sounds tempting... and then I'd have get a 24" planer... okaay, ha!I can't even imagine running something like through the jointer...but, next time you see him, tell him you're serious. Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
gawd, snort - why didn't you think of me? - you could be right here on an expense paid business trip, we could have sawn out that walnut you want, and partied till the wee hours -
we could still do it - I've got the walnut log in ready position -
Sheeeit David... I am a bonehead... we could'a had a log rolling contest at the mill... TH in his speedo tryin' to take out Cadillac! Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
you can get here in time for the feature band...."there's enough for everyone"
The rocket is in the shop... the web cam will to do... is it up? Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
You could try Gennett Lumber in Asheville, and maybe Franklin woodwarehouse in Franklin..both always had a pretty good selection of stuff.
In my exp, most kilns won't tackle anything over 10-12/4 due to stressing and checking issues..it has to be a steam injection kiln, not a dry kiln.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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You gonna play that thing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Ln-SpJsy0
Good to know, thanks. Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"