BEAUTY from a BEAST of an English Walnut log

[@jimmowers7675]

Great looking walnut. It’ll make some cool looking tables. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Jim! I have some ideas😀

[@Lou.B]

Freakin' gorgeous!!! Thanks for your work!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!!!

[@conscience-commenter]

Natures gold . Each pass is like a Christmas morning present from mother nature . It pays to know the best strategy to yield the most out of damaged logs . Knowing what someone can use it for helps in cutting strategy.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

This one was a total crapshoot!😂

[@bluetoad2001]

end tables, side tables, connect two similar slabs with cross pieces in a sort of hatch pattern.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Unlimited possibilities!

[@MessyTimes]

You're an inspiration!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@petermaguire6280]

Beautiful. Timber

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Peter!

[@jasondavis7885]

Hey neighbor. I am having the lumber grader out next Thursday the 16th starting at 8:00 in case you want to check out the process.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Where is this? I’d like to check it out if I can.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

@@jasondavis7885 got it!

[@russwideman9623]

Nice looking boards Jason!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Russ!

[@johngatten2925]

Definitely a productive worthwhile day of sawing and saving beautiful wood

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I ended up with some nice pieces for sure!

[@josephpeters2367]

Wow very impressive 👏 good job

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Joeseph!

[@ralphpezda6523]

I don't think I would have flipped it near the 12:40 mark but no one can say your strategy was wrong. The log set the limits. Very nice figure overall.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I think I was aiming for book matched slabs but we’ll see once they’re dry.

[@jimtaylor6114]

Just saw your video sorry for the delay in posting. JT from Texas here. Just a thought for the future, there are tons of folks out there that would kill for 3"x6"x14" pieces of English walnut for making gun stocks, and smaller pieces for barrel rests, etc. I know a lot of folks will holler about book match epoxy projects, but I would have killed to get some chunks of heartwood to make stocks.. There really is no bad wood, it's just how it's used. And with English walnut, even half inch thick pieces can make jewelry boxes, etc.... Great video!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you Jim! I’m literally milling more English walnut right now and will post it tomorrow. I’ll have to make some thicker slabs out of the next log😉

[@ruthscogin2045]

Nice work!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Ruth!

[@charlessessions7293]

Beautiful wood 🪵 😍 👌

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I agree!😉

[@craignash4736]

Just freakin Awesome video. Thanks. Craig Pa

[@markhawkins8566]

I’m sure glade u doing more videos I in joy them I’ve got some old logs like that I’m gonna have to cut them up and see

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Mark! Don’t let those logs go to waste.

[@edition-deluxe]

English Walnut--the nastier the tree, the better the wood, but I am a wood turner and LOVE gnarly stuff! Also the slabs can be amazing, even ones with big rot, if you don't mind using epoxy.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m just getting into epoxy. It’s an expensive learning process. I haven’t turned wood since high school wood shop but I’m looking do do some soon.

[@catshepherd3102]

13:28 that’d make a nice wall shield for a taxidermy headmount.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

There’s something for everyone in that stack!

[@cecilledbetter2715]

beautiful slabs my friend

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Cecil!

[@zaksweeney5050]

I have 6 large walnut trees I’m very new to all this one is very old and I’ll be taking it down soon, the other needs a very large brand 10-15 feet with 8-10 inch diameter what shall I do with it..? Thinking of bringing in a mobile saw mill and selling the wood.???

[@NorthwestSawyer]

It depends on how big the logs are. If they’re too big, a mobile mill won’t be able to saw them. Another thing to consider is how much you’ll spend on milling compared to how much the slabs will be worth compared to just selling the logs whole. The slabs won’t be worth nearly as much until they’re dried which takes years. You can call your closest Wood-Mizer dealer to find a local Sawyer to help you out.

[@curtisvonepp4335]

You might look into cutting gun stock Blanks next time you get a Oddball logc.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Definitely. I try to cut as big as I can and if it doesn’t work out, there’s always stuff to make from the smalls.

[@curtisvonepp4335]

@@NorthwestSawyer there's possibly to make rifle stock blanks check out the wedge size pattern

[@4wheelliving132]

If you could hook up with a gun stock maker the small pieces of that walnut would make some incredible gun stocks. I have a Weatherby made with wood like that and it's the nicest gun I own

[@NorthwestSawyer]

The guy who hooked me up with these logs makes gun stalks as a matter of fact. I told him to take first pick of the stack.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Do you have a fan moving air in the shipping container?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I do.

[@edition-deluxe]

NORTHWEST SAWYER: with English, just because it's white does not mean it is sapwood. The white color is just as sound as the mixed colors. This tree just takes much longer for the heartwood to darken and mature.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

That’s very interesting. I milled some English that sat as logs for several years and the wood was uniform in color but appeared to have a completely different grain. It’s actually some of the most amazing lumber I have.

[@exotictones1054]

Beautiful boards.how thick did you cut them?good stuff.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Those are 2 1/4” and 1 1/4”

[@Rloc8773]

as a call maker, I have fun just going through the cut offs.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

What is a call maker?

[@Rloc8773]

@@NorthwestSawyer Game calls - Duck, Deer, Turkey, squirrel...

[@NorthwestSawyer]

@@Rloc8773 ahhhhh. I see. Yeah, I’m sure the small pieces are a treasure trove for you.

[@tomsommer54]

I give you credit for trying on the walnut. We use logs like that for fire wood here in Arkansas. We have so many to choose from here.

[@mikeprichard7933]

Nice. Really nice

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Mike!

[@tristamsculthorpe4609]

Set yourself up on Amazon to sell walnut etc.pieces from 3/4" thickness and 1 2/2" width - anything longer than 12" is probably saleable for CRAFTS...

[@NorthwestSawyer]

That’s a great idea!

[@tristamsculthorpe4609]

@@NorthwestSawyer Good luck with that. It is REALLY difficult for people into crafts to get small pieces of high quality hardwood.

[@Rick-tb4so]

Why doesn't the blade cut in both directions ??

[@NorthwestSawyer]

It only has teeth on one side.

[@jamesbryant6830]

THE right answer at 12:35 IS: Sell it to a BBQ restaurant to use as a sign. If that doesn't look like a giant BBQ rib, what does?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

😂😂😂😂

[@waynep343]

Even the smallest of the dark chunks could be inlays for chess boards and chopping blocks..

[@robertbamford8266]

Or clocks - if people still do that.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m hoping to put some of the smaller pieces together to turn on my lathe.

[@Northtide]

The words Junk and Walnut don't even belong in the same sentence. You have some really beautiful wood there. Thanks for the post.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@singleshot2218]

Great looking wood for what it was. God bless, take care!🎚🙏🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@MessyTimes]

*Messy Times* had our studios outfitted with Black Walnut carvings!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

My kids are really interested in carving. Maybe some walnut is a good place to start.

[@chuckdworak1909]

What are some beautiful pieces of wood

[@daleburrell6273]

9:33...AW, CRUMBS- DANGERMOUSE!!!

[@alphonseroy421]

Perfect for a wrap around bar top with that English walnut !

[@mikewilcox8866]

I had an ugly black walnut like that it had a limb on the left side and a big limb on the right side on the opposite end with a hole going all the way through diagonally it was a mess so I feel your pain.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

But I bet it came out nice?

[@FatherOfTheParty]

It looks like you're slabbing those around 6/4 or 8/4, is that right? I have some walnut logs I've been meaning to slab up but I'm just not sure if I want to wait to dry 2" thick slabs

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Mostly 8/4 on those. Sometimes I’ll do 9 so I have thicker material after I flatten them.

[@garybarton3411]

Junk wood? I've seen punky rot garbage wood, stabilized, immersed in resin, and turned into some beautiful pieces. I've done some myself. Fun stuff.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m going to try my hand at epoxy here soon.

[@rdeanbenson2214]

Hoping youd leave a 2" plank for a rifle stock@!@

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Everything is over 2”😉

[@redbonemike17]

Great video......you are correct ....there is no such thing as a junk piece of wood .

[@johnvaluk1401]

Gotta love the walnut. Either is beautiful however I do like me some black walnut!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I wish I had more of it to mill!

[@mcpiddler1135]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for going to the trouble to make them.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! For some reason this one took a really long time to edit. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@edadpops1709]

Slick trick with the sacrficial board. Norm would be proud 😆

[@NorthwestSawyer]

😂

[@michaelborn3318]

Limbs of hardwood trees have something called "compression wood" and generally don't produce lumber that is very stable. It sure looks nice, but long term it's going to be pretty squirrely.

[@fricknjeep]

hi there must be walnut week . i just sawed the best walnut i have ever sawed . got some boards and gun stocks .

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I declare every week should be walnut week!😬

[@tassi13827]

Nice walnut, do you have a market for these?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I randomly have people ask for slabs but most likely I’ll end up building something out of them for someone.

[@panders55]

Those slabs would make killer dining tables.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I hope so! We’ll see how they dry.

[@jagdishprasadkhaitan4815]

Lovely Nice sawing

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@roberthagood4770]

You have some fine looking slabs there.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

There is very little junk wood it seem. Especially since the advent of Stabilising resin which makes almost anything usable at least for turning.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I agree. I’m hoping to do some turning soon. I haven’t since high school wood shop.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@NorthwestSawyer I think i last did it in 5th or 6th grade. HAve worked in metal turning in the interrim though. Its amazing how you can even use rotten spongy wood thanks to stabilisng resin. I love all these new innovations and also to watch people who know what they are doing, doing whatever they are doing.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

@@rimmersbryggeri that’s great! I have a juniper end table project with some soft spots.

[@JosEPh-zy3yr]

Always Fun to watch! :D

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@karencary3312]

Beautiful walnut whatever shape. It has a home, you just have to find it.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

That is for sure! I have some Ideas.

[@deemdoubleu]

I buy American Walnut from a dealer here in the UK and hand make picture frames from it. My favourite wood so far, gorgeous tones when finished.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I bet they’re beautiful! I just made a coffee table a few videos ago and tried a finish I’d never used and it was amazing.

[@richhiway]

The English walnut had the slight curve and might have been good for a flintlock rifle gun stock. $$$. Also pistol grips are a option on small pieces.

[@Grizz270]

not bad for junk looking wood...the trailer saw is yours when you come get it ...I may have it road worthy to tow if you wait till this rain passes

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I was going to email you again and see if anyone claimed it. I’m thinking we could pull it up into my dump trailer and haul it that way. What do you think?

[@Grizz270]

@@NorthwestSawyer it's 24 feet long

[@jeffkatzer]

I do love me some black walnut.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Meeeee too!

[@MrFHLH]

Might have been ugly but you got some really nice lumber, congratulations.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@cabman86]

We have 2 dead black walnuts here I'm waiting to get the go ahead to cut down. Can't wait!

[@cabman86]

38" diameter at the base

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’d love to get my hands on one that big.

[@cabman86]

@@NorthwestSawyer Can't wait until the park gives me the go ahead. I have a local guy with a mill and he said he would take them down for free and give me a few slabs for a finder's fee.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

@@cabman86 I love trading!

[@edadpops1709]

Do you sell online?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Not yet but I’m working on it.

[@TheFabled1]

very cool

[@clementsconsulting9216]

Mmmm bacon! I just picked up some 18" x 11' walnut logs and can't wait to open them up. Great video, thanks for sharing. Michael

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Oh man! Those sound like perfect logs.

[@robertlivingstone3947]

Its great to see one of your videos

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Robert!

[@singleshot2218]

That’s some beautiful wood bud! I really didn’t think you’d get much from those pieces. God bless, take care and stay safe! 🙏🎚🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! Definitely not as boards but as gun stock blanks and smaller craft pieces, I think they’ll work great.

[@nyahkiley4025]

Wow was really surprised how nice those came out looking at the very end, well done.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! We’ll see how they dry. Hopefully we end up with some nice projects.

[@gregm312]

nice

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Greg!

[@garyreynolds8676]

Beautiful color and contrast with the sap wood and the heart wood

[@yank-tc8bz]

Nice rifle stock ?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

That would be a great option.

[@firesurfer]

Sigh, the burl should have been cut off for bowls. At least 1 or 2 nice size fancy burl bowls may be cut out of it. Too late.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

The customer gets what the customer wants 😬

[@firesurfer]

@@NorthwestSawyer I know, I know. even when they're wrong.

[@nwpioneer2551]

SOME OF THOSE SMALL ONES WILL MAKE GREAT CUTTING BOARDS

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

When one is using nature as art, there is no junk. One just has to know how to put the pieces together.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Sometimes nature makes it a little easier to figure it out😉

[@Viewer19]

I don't think ypu could have done better. I like the contrast .

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! It’s beautiful stuff.

[@michaelmixon2479]

I really enjoy your channel! Had to subscribe. I think you did what you could with the really messed up piece and got some decent slabs out of it.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you. Michael! We’ll see how they dry😉

[@RichardCook]

Wow that stuff just pops when you open it up. Glad to see your doing what you love to bad i wont get the chance to work with you again but who knows we live in the same area we may run in to each other. Also i occasionally come across good wood i will keep you in mind!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks, Buddy! I’ll take whatever you find😉

[@bobm5500]

The second log will make good fire wood .

[@jasondueck6302]

You just inspired me to go work on my mill 👍

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Oh man! I’ve been there. 😬

[@brianmcewen5026]

This is the type of milling I enjoy watching and why I started watching them in the beginning. I love opening up logs on my mill that look like firewood just yo see what hides within. Beauty.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

You absolutely never know what you’re gonna get.

[@jbbrown7907]

Boards move easier than planks You get more too.

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

Never judge a log from its ugly bark, they have a hidden jewel. 😊.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

That’s right! Although sometimes that “jewel” is a shiny piece of metal😂

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

@@NorthwestSawyer oh bugger that's very true about the dangers of metal in the log, 😠in my time as a chipper operator in the sawmill metal bits were my worst case scenario, even though I had two metal detectors to stop two conveyors especially as so much small metal would come from the saws up stairs. I still have nightmares of the metal shattering the knifes as I was standing next to the chipper,

[@NorthwestSawyer]

@@warrenjohnknight.9831 I can imagine that was quite a racket.

[@MrGeroth]

That looks like #1 wood to me.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I agree!

[@ryanallen4939]

Thanks so much for sharing! I spent a week up around St-Sauveur in Québec, helping out, getting trees off the powerlines. Maybe nothing as unique as those pieces but, if anyone wants free logs just head up there, plenty for everyone. Trees on the ground everywhere.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Free logs are my favorite!

[@robtowle1580]

Agree there no such thing as junk wood when it comes to walnut. We have recently milled some pretty ugly stuff and managed to get some decent material out of it. All the best!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Nice, Rob! I need to check out your operation some time.

[@davidsellars646]

I'm glad you are showing this. There is hardly ever a chunk of wood so ugly that there isn't something striking inside it, Sometimes the hardest thing is finding a way to clamp it in the mill.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you and you’re exactly right. I left in the all of the setup struggle on purpose.

[@garybessey2184]

Jason.... Here goes nothing ?.... Twice ! ? ! Man-o-Man, you sure did one whole lot of nothing !

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Gary! It was definitely worth the effort.

[@garybessey2184]

@@NorthwestSawyer Jason, it's been a month or so since I saw (inadvertent pun: I could've put down "I've seen" and didn't) this video and was able to reflect deeply about what seems to be going on with you and your (former) avocation. I'm afraid you are showing signs of that dreaded mania expressed by the making of wet live-edge hardwood (walnut) slabs with great agonizing about the log positioning and equally great enthusing about the results. CONGRATULATIONS ! ! You've joined the ranks of those sawyers who have earned the esteemed title of FIREWOOD CONVERTOR. Nice to see that you've joined the ranks of the many sawyers countrywide who have succumbed to this welcome mania.

[@russellevans2446]

I might have continued to mill the first setup. Those slabs would have made some really neat curved bartops.

[@1rustytree]

Last 3 or 4 logs you got into have been beautiful!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! I have a few more from those trees to get through hopefully soon.

[@1eartboundjedi582]

No such thing as bad wood, just lack of imagination.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

For sure!

[@floydbrennan9300]

Awesome job can't wait to see what's coming

[@richardvonhagn5019]

You know what they look like to me? Art pieces. They hung on a wall or suspended from a ceiling and look great, after they are cleaned up a bit. Beautiful stuff

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Richard! I think I have a few ideas.

[@hennievanderlinde2668]

An ugly log only exists in the eye of the non creative Dust Maker

[@NorthwestSawyer]

It’s a shame to think about how much beauty is lost when a log is judged by the outside.

[@vancemarin8022]

By the look on your face those slabs were heavy and you will screw up your back moving and twisting those loads around !! Ask me how I know !!!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m guessing you read it somewhere?😬

[@vancemarin8022]

@@NorthwestSawyer No I am guilty of doing something similar and 20 years on am still paying for it !!🤕

[@brucemcmillan8750]

Wow that's some nice wood ,Gopro's are tough, trypods not so much

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Unfortunately it wasn’t recording 😫

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I'm always pleased for you when gorgeous wood comes off the mill. It will serve you well and we will get to see some end results.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! It may be a while but I’m sure good things will come from this wood.

[@mauriceryton]

You protect your ears, that's good, why not loo after your lungs too? Sawyers never wear masks.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I wear one in most of my videos especially sawing cedar. I need new cartridges for my good respirator.

[@gregwitkamp5583]

Beautiful Walnut, always interesting

[@gregwitkamp5583]

Got a laugh, how’s retirement

[@NorthwestSawyer]

What’s retirement? I’ve never been busier!😂

[@eddyarundale1566]

👋

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Jason, Guess you never know what you have until you cut it open. There were some nice slabs in there. Looking forward to what you can make of them. You and your family stay safe.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Don! You can’t judge a book by it’s cover as they say.