So I'm going to dip my foot into building an instrument this year, and had a friend who took down a black walnut tree locally. I've had some super nice walnut guitars in the past, so figured I would grab some of the 20" long sections they had left after trimming.
The heartwood ranges from 14-16" in diameter, and all the logs are about 24" in diameter with the sap wood. I think this should mean OK slabs for backs, and with the length I could probably make some necks.
No, it's not maple--but I really love walnut
Thanks to all the posts by Spruce and crew, I thought I would split into quarters and seal these.
Anybody know how long these will take to air dry if I stack and pitch a roof on them out in the sun this summer as quarters?
I can probably get access to a bandsaw to split the quarters into slabs and rough neck blocks and side strips...
Thought you all would enjoy seeing so here are photos. Tell me how I did?
P.S. There are more of these logs ranging from 12-16" long, with the same diameter... should I go back?
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