On Oct 14, 2008, at 2:20 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
The closely related butternut wood is ideal as it is almost always
lighter
weight and it's not very expensive by rather rare.
I very much like butternut wood. Native Missourians and I also prefer
its sweeter nut. They call it white walnut. In southern Missouri and I
believe a wider area, butternuts are at great danger due to a canker.
The beaver-flooded pond killed my last large one. It is dead standing
and I will work it up this next year. I wrote recently how good the
wood is for cooking and serving spoons and pan scrapes. It carves
beautifully.