From time to time we try to make our own materials. I guess I should really say we try to harvest our own materials. We like to do this as you can't get much closer to your supply chain. So a friend called and said they had a really nice walnut log and wanted to know if we wanted it. It didn't sound too big and I already had my hernias fixed so sure!
In the past we have done some projects with literally firewood. The wood for these frames below was literally taken from the firewood pile on the family farm, so fitting we make these frames as a family gift to the patriarch and matriarch of the family. When you have a big farm eventually trees die and so even the cherry and the walnut are candidates for the woodpile.
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| Firewood Picture Frames |
So we are not equipped to handle mass scale logging (well really any logging except like firewood), but with a chainsaw and some time you can get a pretty clean cut. Here are a couple shots post cut.
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| Walnut Slabs Ready for Their 2 Year Air Drying Process |
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| End Grain Detail |
The transition between the heartwood and the sapwood is really cool on walnut.
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| Slab Detail |
So there's more. Now there is the cleanup of all the sawdust. We try to not let anything go to waste, so a little factoid to close this out. Walnut sawdust is a natural herbicide, put this on the ground and not much will grow.
Read more about Walnut Trees.
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| Walnut Sawdust Pile |
Lastely, check out some of the
equipment that a smaller producer might use to harvest logs.
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