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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2784763" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Yes, finished walnut is expensive to buy. Our sawmill only had hobby folks in the area for a market. and not that many.</p><p> Sales in metro areas are probably higher. I was at a wood store just south of Cattlemans in OKC a couple of years ago. Sheets of burled walnut for overlays were in the atmosphere for pricing. </p><p>Blanks for turning could make your wallet shrink, but the individual saw mill like we had here doesn't have the machinery to make blanks for retail sale. It has to be transported to another facility to make that happen. </p><p>Since I have so much around the yard, I have lots of walnut cut, split into staves, painted on the ends to prevent splitting, stacked in the barn to season. Some is in 6' lengths, some in 2' lengths. </p><p>I mess with a wood lathe on occasion building things to give away to friends like turkey call strikers, etc. Walnut is easy to turn. The stuff I make out of Osage orange is a challenge.</p><p></p><p>Turkey striker out of Walnut:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dennishoddy/media/DSC03558.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/img.photobucket.com_albums_v252_dennishoddy_DSC03558.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Some from persimmon, walnut, and oak.</p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dennishoddy/media/DSC00298.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/img.photobucket.com_albums_v252_dennishoddy_DSC00298.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Each type of wood produces a different pitch on the call.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2784763, member: 5412"] Yes, finished walnut is expensive to buy. Our sawmill only had hobby folks in the area for a market. and not that many. Sales in metro areas are probably higher. I was at a wood store just south of Cattlemans in OKC a couple of years ago. Sheets of burled walnut for overlays were in the atmosphere for pricing. Blanks for turning could make your wallet shrink, but the individual saw mill like we had here doesn't have the machinery to make blanks for retail sale. It has to be transported to another facility to make that happen. Since I have so much around the yard, I have lots of walnut cut, split into staves, painted on the ends to prevent splitting, stacked in the barn to season. Some is in 6' lengths, some in 2' lengths. I mess with a wood lathe on occasion building things to give away to friends like turkey call strikers, etc. Walnut is easy to turn. The stuff I make out of Osage orange is a challenge. Turkey striker out of Walnut: [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dennishoddy/media/DSC03558.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/img.photobucket.com_albums_v252_dennishoddy_DSC03558.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Some from persimmon, walnut, and oak. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dennishoddy/media/DSC00298.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/img.photobucket.com_albums_v252_dennishoddy_DSC00298.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Each type of wood produces a different pitch on the call. [/QUOTE]
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