Tip #2 High Dollar Spur Cut Walnut

[@Whipple1]

Whereabouts are you cutting walnut these days, Joe? We used to get a decent percentage of walnut on the timber warrants we won in Green County, PA, but the real gold mine for walnut was in the hills around Altoona. Mainly north and east of town. We had some real monsters that we cut toward Prince Gallitzin State Park in the late 70s. The timber buyer was shipping the veneer quality logs to Germany and he gave us some poly end seal to make sure the checking was minimized. I cut on shares with the logging contractor and it was an awesome pay day when we got into the big walnut. We also cut persimmon, paw-paw and osage orange in Greene County that went to Japan for custom gold club heads. That buyer wasn't too particular about the length of the logs but they absolutely had to have the end grain sealed to prevent checking as soon as they hit the landing. If they showed the least bit of checking, the buyer rejected them. Again, a top dollar pay day. Be safe out there. Cheers! Whipple

[@naturetamer]

hello Whipple sir, I'm sorry I didn't see your comment earlier, I'm cutting I'm south west Wisconsin... world class black walnut

[@Whipple1]

@@naturetamer Too old to log any more…..Love to work black walnut in my wood shop. Just finished a keepsake box for a friend’s daughter’s wedding gift. Her mom made the paper, bound the wedding registry and photo album, and I sized the box for it all to fit inside. Looks pretty nice, if I do say so myself. Stay safe, have fun, and get logs, Joe! Cheers! Whipple

[@naturetamer]

@@Whipple1 I would love to hear your stories some day, a woman that I was talking to today asked me if I would ever sell my logging equipment and go to work for someone... 🤔🙄🤣

[@Whipple1]

@@naturetamer That’s funny……..!