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[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

Black Walnut is an incredible furniture wood or a wood for sculpture while 
you are waiting to see what to do with it you could cut it into long logs 
and seal both ends to keep it from splitting and drying too fast.  The 
crotch wood is particularly great for veneer and good figure so keep those 
junctions where trunk meets branch.  I would also keep any branches that 
are over four inches.
Scott

At 09:22 PM 4/5/00 -0400, you wrote:
> An old black walnut was toppled a couple years back by one of our big
> hurricanes. (I live along coastal North Carolina in the US). It has been cut
> in several large pieces. I would like to save the wood, as furniture of some
> sort, because of sentimental reasons & because of the beauty of the wood
> itself. I've heard that it's a very hard wood, difficult to cut. Does anyone
> have any suggestions on how to use this wood? I hate to see it go to waste or
> into a bon fire. Thanks!
> Kimberly
>
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