I have accesse to a huge a mount of walnut wood
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If it's BW make sure you save the trunks! I have 4 I'm waiting to chop down and then gonna have it milled to make hardwood in our new home. BW goes for high dollar in our area. Loggers get big ole stiffy's when they see it.
Had a BW in the backyard that was dropping branches on the shed and house, c/s/s it. Tried burning a few pieces after about 9 months, not impressed. Left it to dry another year and it was fine. Other than excess ash it's fine when seasoned long enough.
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Walnut is too expensive to burn. Sell it. Walnut is for rifle stocks, pistol grips, furniture, lathe turned bowls, carvings, etc.
Walnut burns so "badly" that only the most persnickety customers that I have request it. These are the same customers who want only oak, ash, hickory, locust, and hard maple and measure the length of each split log that I deliver. They also want to know what month that it was that I split the log.
I make things out of walnut/cherry Last year I made several candle holders for my girl. 
if the walnut has any size, the butt should have enough to get some short blanks out of - might contain ripple or curl too so more valuable (but potentially has metal). the rootstock also can be harvested on BW for the crazy grain it can have. i also use good sized limbs for carving natural shelves etc - so you have options to make some money. i can also vouch that the wood burns ok if dry enough.
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My neighbor cooks with b walnut. Has a nice aroma.
I have, but now refuse to burn black walnut..even when its dried right,,it creates wayyyyy tooooo much ash..........and buckshot. does he wait, till its down to coals???
Sounds like you are not drying your black walnut enough. Olyman, did you make this complaint post or did someone else? I'm a bit lost over who said what. Meanwhile, I will continue to split and dry walnut for customers who continue to demand it for their fireplaces.
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Lots of ash, as in more than the poplar that we burn up here?
Ole Gunny is always good for posting here and then never coming back to comment on his threads.
will I get bunned for this "complaint"????????????
Well, judging by the fact that he hasn't been on here asking for free wood for 13 days, I'd say huge would be at least 13 days worth of work.
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