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    Default Thy shall not covet thy wife's walnut tree

    My wife caught me eyeing her black walnut tree . It's about the right size for me to be able to work it down myself. I have already "aquired the peach tree that mysteriously passed away, and I am waiting for the log to cure. At least that's what I was told to do. Plus I have other projects going on right now.

    How hard is it to work with peach? I am hoping to cut out some small boards for trinket boxes.

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    Peach, along with most fruit trees are notoriously difficult to dry without splitting, warping, cupping and general self destruction. If you want boards, then cut the rough sawn planks an inch over thickness and 3 inches oversize each end.

    The black walnut, drool!

    Although you are in the right country to go and buy some slabs and have a happy wife.
    Pat
    Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain

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    Thanks pat. The peach died last fall, so I up rooted it and cut the straightest parts I could. I left it in basement to dry. My father told me I should have sealed the ends with paint? I have never done this before, and I have seen how nice peach bowls look. I thought I would give it a go and see what would happen, and I didn't want to waste the tree even though it was a little small. So these have Been in my basement maybe 6 months.
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    Yes I am fortunate to have some mom and pop saw mills around. The kiln dried cherry I purchased for 88 cents per board foot, and they also had some sassafras. Of course it's all rough bandsaw cut, and has to be planed and sorted. When I get done with this cherry cabinet, I am going to see what I can do with that peach.

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    Oops sorry about double pictures here's the other one. uploadfromtaptalk1465788451425.jpg

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    I've just scored some black walnut. Grown in NZ approx 30 to 40 years ago. Now need a small mill!

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    That's awsome! I worked some black walnut last winter, and it looked great especially after i rubbed some tung oil on it. Would the wood be darker because of the age?

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