[Woodcarver] Butternut (chat)

[Bill Smith]

that what I paid after I told the person I would pay
16.50 for the block I was wantin and since it was not
sells were not as good as normally are. The person
took it she had wanted 6.50 per board foot.

Bill
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> Hi Bill,

> 

> You actually didn't pay $6.50 a bd ft for your

> piece.

> 

> A 6 x 7 x 12 is 3.5 bd ft.  Divide that into $16.50

> and you come up with 

> $4.71 a bd ft.

> 

> It was cheaper than you thought!  :o)

> 

> Larry (BIG DOG) Yudis

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> -----Original Message-----

> From:	Bill Smith [SMTP:baydolphs at yahoo.com]

> Sent:	Friday, October 07, 2005 7:54 PM

> To:	[Woodcarver]

> Subject:	Re: [Woodcarver] Butternut  (formerly Black

> Walnut)

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> hi gene the wood for butternut would run about 6.50

> per board foot and is gettin very had to get ones

> hands on would like to get some of it myself if  I

> can

> find it last time I got it I had paid 16.50 for it

> and

> it

> is 6 x 7 x 12 which is the size of it. so this was

> also smooth finished.

> 

> Bill Smith

> 

> --- Gene and Darlene Bremmer

> <bremmers at midwestinfo.com> wrote:

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> > Interesting conversation on the butternet.  I know

> > of a fellow who has a

> > pile of butternut, they are about 4 by 6 and 8

> foot

> > long.  Don't know what

> > it is worth, I am sure some of it has knots etc,

> > cause it is just rough

> > sawn.  It almost sounds like it is something I

> > should be looking into.  How

> > much per bd foot would butternut in those chunks

> be

> > worth.

> >

> > Gene

> >

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> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "Mike Bloomquist" <m.bloomquist at verizon.net>

> > To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 5:42 PM

> > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Butternut (formerly

> Black

> > Walnut)

> >

> >

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> > > Joe,

> > > I echo your feelings on the butternut,

> especially

> > the "we're going to miss

> > > it".  Catalpa is a fine substitute, but I find

> it

> > much harder to carve,

> > > and

> > > the browns on most pieces I have and have seen

> > aren't as rich <deep>.

> > > Because it is denser than butternut, catalpa,

> for

> > me, makes better N.A.

> > > flutes because the flute walls resonate more

> > strongly.  That sound quality

> > > is very subjective and only my humble opinion,

> but

> > because of it,  I use

> > > my

> > > catalpa for the flutes and reserve the butternut

> > for other projects.

> > >

> > > It's sad that a lot of my butternut lately is

> > coming from standing dead

> > > "finds" that my carving friends and I have made

> in

> > woodlots and peoples'

> > > backyards.  My oldest woodcarving friend (10

> years

> > now), Harold, has

> > > always

> > > had a real nose for carving lumber in general,

> but

> > keeps a special eye

> > > <nose?> out for butternut to add to our drying

> > piles.  We've combined

> > > forces

> > > several times to fell, cut up, divvy up, and

> stack

> > butternut for carving,

> > > but he still has the larger stockpile.  Like

> most

> > friends, we go back and

> > > forth doing things for each other, but more than

> > once I've found a gift

> > > piece (more like a timber) of butternut waiting

> > for me on the side porch

> > > when he though he was behind in the balance.

> > Hopefully we honor these

> > > trees

> > > properly in our carvings.  To honor the tree is

> my

> > general feeling for any

> > > wood that I carve, but especially butternut.

> > >

> > > Keep on Carvin'

> > > -Mike Bloomquist->

> > >

> > > Wooden Dreams Woodcarving

> > > http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum

> > >

> > >

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