1:05 - how is walnut named 1:56 - how to buy & select 2:12 - about the tree 3:00 - about knots, figure, and grain issues 3:22 - color issues 3:58 - steaming walnut 4:54 - color sorting 5:59 - how to get consistent walnut 7:03 - solid lumber means expecting inconsistencies 8:14 - tips & tricks to working with walnut 10:00 - finishing tricks and ideas Okay, yes this is a pretty long one so hopefully this will help! Many thanks for watching, and hit us with your questions -
Some of walnut that grows here in Ohio has a lot of green, blue and purple as well as the dark browns, greys and yellow. But the purple really blows my mind, its amazing.
My dude. Your content is phenomenal. On screen personality is friendly and relatable. Editing, camerawork and format are absolutely on point. Kudos to the whole team.
I have a black walnut slab that's been sitting in the garage for a year now. Got it from a fellow woodworker that I bought a jointer and planer from when I first started in woodworking. We were discussing projects we were working on and I mentioned that I had been working with soft woods primarily while honing my skills. He kinda gave me a funny look and asked what I could learn about woodworking from using things like pine and cedar. I told him that I'd learned how to sharpen a chisel really well and he said there's no way because soft woods wouldn't even dull a chisel. I had my chisel set in my toolbox in my truck and challenged him to see who's chisels were sharper, and told him to even sharpen his chisel on the spot. He did, and I grabbed my chisels and a block of pine. His chisel did a fairly good job of cutting the pine. Then I used mine to flatten the cut end and shocked him. I cut through the end grain without crushing any of the fibers and it left a glass smooth surface. So he gave me $100 off the price of the tools I came to buy and gave me a 6ft x 16" slab of 8/4 walnut and said that he looks forward to seeing what I do with it. I've since ventured into using oak and poplar in a few projects. But I'm saving that slab for something special so I can impress him on Instagram eventually.
Hello, I just came across your walnut video I must say I love your enthusiasm lol. People get a kick out of how excited I get about wood since I started learning wood working. We have obviously all seen wood of all types our whole lives, however I'm "seeing" wood for the first time. I have a whole newly discovered love and appreciation for how absolutely beautiful I find all of it. Anyway a friend was kind enough to give me a few logs from a fallen walnut tree on his property and I just love working with it and your video was so helpful. Thanks and stay excited;)
Great video! We just bought a walnut “fireplace” mantle - 68x10x5 and we’re looking to do some treatment before installing. Based on your video, I’m thinking 3-5 coats of Tung Oil varnish followed by a couple coats of crystal clear paste wax. Thoughts? Can we ADD additional coats of Tung oil varnish AFTER applying the paste wax. TIA
Very NICE! I LOVE walnut. Such a beautiful, natural look. I took down a large black walnut, dropping it’s nuts all over my carport and drive way. I saved 2 slabs cut from the center of the tree. It’s some 27- 30” wide, 1 1/2” thick, and 11’ long. I have another tree not quite as wide, but much taller and straighter. I’m still undecided what I will make!!
Allot of good tricks and ideas. Glad I found this video. I have walnut, oak, elm and maple trees that grow on my property. I just go in the back yard and cut up a fallen tree when it falls. I cut blanks and keep them in the shed. It would be very expensive if I had to purchase it. I make allot of thing with walnut and elm. I like the grain in elm wood. it looks cool.
I usually use solvent based wipe-on poly (Minwax) on Walnut, straight on without a sealer. I use from 5 to eight coats, depending on what I build. It goes on much faster than brushed applications with no brush strokes or drips showing and you can recoat after about 3 hours. Not sure if this poly or UV light (or combo) gives the dark walnut a reddish orange hue over time but it looks almost like teak. Solvent poly does turn yellow. It was a pleasant surprise after I built a cabinet around our refrigerator in a kitchen with teak cabinets. It all blends in well. I never stain or dye walnut. That seems like a waste using such beautiful wood. If I want a very dark color. I'll use something like rift cut white oak.
Man, I'm just starting to get into woodworking and I really appreciate your content. There are a lot of great channels on TH-cam but your delivery makes watching very enjoyable. Everything from understand fundamentals, finishing tips and projects. Really glad you're putting out new stuff! Thank you.
UK here. I've recently developed a hobby of building solid body ukulele's/cigar box guitars. My first few were from pine board (cos its cheap), but then I ordered some American Black Walnut. The difference in woods is astounding, and that walnut is beautiful to work (and I'm using the most basic of hand tools), and it feels amazing. When the instrument was done, I didnt even finish the wood (that that I'd really know how, I'm a total beginner). Even though the instrument is not perfect (some of the lines are a few mm off), its still my favorite, just because of how the wood feels.
lucky me I was able to buy a bunch of wood in a garage It was sitting in this garage for 3 or 4 years about 50 board foot of walnut the sane of red oak and cedar and cherry the cherry has a lot of twist and bad spots. I am new to woodworking about two years and was tired of using only framing lumber but now having fun with all this hard wood thanks to you learning how to use it and finish it. Thank you you are good at explaining this has help me.
Mark, we've "known" each other for many years. The known is in quotes because our only contact through the years has been via emails. You are my Guru of woodworking and finishing. Now that Charles Neil is gone, you do a great job of filling his shoes. You've always been there for me with assistance whether it be an answer to a question or a solution for a "situation" with on line sales. Keep up the great work and keep producing these videos.
I like the way you describe this gs and explain things. You dont try to make it a comedy but you dont put me to sleep from being monotone and boring. Very good mix and balance. Lots of good information and ideas for using scrap pieces of walnut. Thanks for a great info video
OK, I stopped the video at 0:20 - Why you ask? Because I just gotta say 1 thing - your audio is spectacular! OK, back to watching the "All About Walnut" episode...
So glad I stumbled onto your video. I am about to embark on my first live edge black walnut journey to build a console table and I'm super excited yet haven't got a clue how to best stain it. Now I have a few great ideas! Thanks again!
This Chanel has quickly become invaluable for a new woodworker. Great videos and content. Look forward to getting my first bit of walnut . Subscribed. Thanks. 🇮🇪
I always learn from your expertise Mark & its always enjoyable. I saw your 2pt desk series way back when you did it & its as awesome today as it was back then. Still being held hostage here in the Peoples Republic of California but planning my escape to freedom in Arizona, hopefully soon! Thanks my friend.
I'm more of a characteristic kind of guy. I still like a perfect straight grain, but it would be a boring world without knots, crotches, streaks and stains. Awesome video.
I have to say by far, walnut is my favorite out of all the woods. The machinability is amazing. For finishing walnut, I use Biosheild hard oil #9. It’s application is for hardwood floors, so it will hold up to use over time. I really enjoy it because it really makes all the grain figure and colors pop. It’s also great because you don’t have to top coat with a poly, you can burnish the finish out to make it shine!
Nice job; thanks! Might want to consider Waterlox as well; a bit tedious, but a great effect on walnut, especially if it isn't steamed. Also folks, the toxicity discussions are a bit overblown, walnut bowls, tongs etc. will not kill you or make you ill. At all. There is one serious toxicity issue to look at however. If you save/sell your sawdust to be used as bedding in stables, HORSES are very vulnerable to walnut that gets absorbed through their hooves, etc. Most stable operators are well aware of this, but if you do sell your sawdust, be sure to empty your collectors prior to and after running walnut through your saws, sanders, planers and jointers.
I can sell saw dust?🤣Tell you what I make a shit ton of it you can hit me up any time and come pick it up and do with it as you will I'm tired of dealing with it!
I did some counter tops with walnut, sanded to 400 and used grape seed oil from the grocery store for a food grade finish. Clients love it and it's a cheap easy thing for them to refinish
Down here in Natchez Ms. we have some good size black walnut trees, cause all the trees around here are old. Anyways the way we sell or buy walnut is by the tree. The price is fairly high. We calculate the length/width of boards and the amount of each group of L/w, 8'X7''-4'X9'' down to 2' L all fig as 6/4 and expected dark & light amounts. it eats up a day fig out offer. Walnut is the only tree done like that,all others are approx BF. I set a friend's sister up with a buyer and explained they get the whole tree including the roots. It was in her front yard and they used to play on it when they were kids and said it was old and a good size then. Well, they came out, run some figures, and offered a fair price of $15,000 for it. She wasn't expecting that much and amazed. They were there bright and early with equipment getting started and she went to work. I finished up a double door unit and left the shop early. Went over to my buddies, her bro, he lives across the street and way out in the country. We watched them finish and leave. The tree was gone. my bud looked at me and said she's gonna freak out on this. I said hey you heard me tell her. She had a beautiful yard and was proud of it and don't pull your truck up on her grass, she'll raise hell. Well, here she comes, got out of her car smiling looked over where the tree was looked at me, and said ''they coming back huh'' ''No their done'' Then she blew a gasket. When you sell a walnut tree they get everything roots and all. she had a hole in her front yard you could of drove a milk truck in and almost be to the top of it. Sorry man didn't plan on this comment being so long. Anyways if you want to see some pretty walnut get some roots for carving or some sequence matched root veneer pages, they're usually small to med pc's and irregularly shaped but are awesome for inlays. great video
I can't wait to get some Peruvian walnut for a build or two. Black Walnut has become my favorite domestic hardwood since getting back into woodworking 7 years again finally for the first time since I was in middle school. I have some gorgeous walnut at home right now waiting for me to resaw on a band saw before cutting miter joints for the sides of an urn I'm building for our German Shepherd Lab mix, Peanut that passed away. I'm hoping I get the continuous grain pattern wrapped around the sides I'm after with re sawing before cutting and assembly. It's the perfect color to fit some of the colors that she had in her coat from the German Shepherd breed in her. Going to finish it with semi gloss Old Masters Masters Armor water based.
Wowzer! Soooo much info. Mind blown. Love the breakdown and details of everything. Now I'll have to go back and watch while taking notes. LOL Mark love your passion, knowledge, and delivery and your editor is on point! Keep it up!
Thanks for sharing. I got 7 6 to 7 for thin walnut logs curing to eventually be carved into walking sticks. Normally I would just use a mineral oil on them, let that soak in, then use an enamel high gloss clear to make the finish look like there is a layer of glass melted on the walking sticks. Thanks for sharing!!!
I am just starting out in woodworking and building a small cabinet in American walnut ( I’m in Australia). Absolutely in love with this wood and I am very happy to have found this video and your channel. Thank you
I'm new to woodworking. I've been given all I want of a walnut tree that was cut down a couple to 3 years ago. The logs at the max are about 10" to 14" in diameter and anywhere from 18" to 3' in length. This is my 1st round working with it. I just cut off a 2" piece to experiment with. I like the scent of it. Kinda reminds me of a sweet, pleasant, smelling, cigar. I'm excited about getting it milled, and seeing what I can make with it. 😊
Hey, a suggestion...and this is something that I got passed down to me from an old wood worker. He said, for every 6 inches in diameter of the log, you should allow 5 to 6 months curing time. So when you do go to work on projects, your wood won't split up on you. I make a lot of walking sticks, and have recently been able to aquire some walnut that was cut from a tree about 3 months ago. The logs are 6 to 7 foot long, and have maybe around a 6 inch radius. I'm going to carve down to the heart wood, then carve my designs into that.... Good luck, and have fun.
@@ericwilliams7374 Thanks for the suggestion, but while you're suggesting, I have another question. Like I said, the logs have been laying down there for about 3 years, so I'm guessing all the sap should be dried up by now, but they are wet from rain. Should the dry time still be the same since it's just water, or just any moisture at all?
New to wood working and wow I really enjoy watching your videos. You sir know your woods and I know you sell wood but you never go overboard on that point. You love to teach us about wood and wow so much to learn and know about it before building something and at the prices of wood right now one doesn't want to mess up. LOL Thank you for all the work you put into making these videos for us. People don't know how much work goes into a 15 min video. I do some work for our church and it takes some time for just a short video so thank you.
Great video! Very impressive! I'm getting some custom living room built in cabinets and shelving made out of walnut. I love the way the grain looks. I do like a darker finish. Would you suggest the Danish oil for this application. The living room gets a decent amount of light also. Thanks for your insight
I have just recently discovered your channel and I'm loving how much I've learned already! This video in particular is probably my favorite (so far). It's just a shame you couldn't have offered a wider variety of finishing options...🤪 Seriously, thank you for this, and kudos to you for moving the samples around when showing them. Seeing how the light and reflections change really helps get a better idea of how they would look in person. So many videos out there that are supposed to be comparing finishes just show one angle, which only tells half the story at best. Thanks again!
You are by far the most enjoyable, easiest to listen to/understand woodworking TH-camr I’ve found, and I wish you’d put out more videos and more detailed/lengthy videos. My question is this: I *really* prefer the cool-toned, chocolatey, almost purple tone in walnut, and would love to know how to finish it without “warming” it up at all. Looking to make cabinet doors, and pretty new to woodworking in general, so dumb it down if you can. Thanks!!
Thank you for a very interesting video. I'm a hobby woodworker living in Ireland and buy American black walnut regularly as I like to make special pieces of furniture for myself. It's seriously expensive here but it's my only past time so I like to use the best.
New guy here I’ve just got started bought a old lathe turning lots of bowels I learned a lot sap wood don’t bother me much now I have a way to deal with it thanks
Another excellent video. You give a ton of great information, and the way you clearly love wood and all of its esthetic possibilities makes you fun to watch.
Man this was PERFECT! Straight to the point and showing examples..perfect timing to find this as well. Working with walnut for the first time and this was super helpful...thank you
my dad bought a chunk of walnut randomly witch turned out to be a rifle blank highly figured quilty at the butt area with a nice section further forward with a tighter strait grain. it did have a defect on one side of the blank that i realized made it worthless to a high grade stock maker. but i saw the wood around the defect and was set on making a nice target stock from that blank. so i took another stock and drew the rough shape onto the blank, then i looked around at the tools i had to work with. a power drill a broken hack saw blade a pocket knife and a bunch of files and chisels and a rasp. do i started drilling holes threw the blank following the lines i layed down then i cut section by section off with the saw blade., from their it was rasped into shape and the channel for the action and barrel i cut in by hand and inleted everything. it took forever! i then did a traditional oil finish witch took another 3 months.it turned out great! its the only one ive made.lol
Another thing --- it is hard to go wrong, never had bad outcomes even w suboptimal walnut, branches, reusing stereo component sides, etc etc. Makes great cutting boards. Even butternut is good, albeit it light. I have a ton of it, thick desks, beds, tables, sculpture, etc etc etc.
Hey, Mark,….I’m not a woodworker, or an arborist, or anything of the sort(retired automotive engineer 😀),…just really interested in the subjects you focus on and explain, because you are so good at making them interesting and certainly worthy of learning from.
WTH!! I just looked up the watco walnut Danish oil for ASH. I live in Maine and I have a great supply of it!! Then I happened to your video from 2014 about ash!! Great work keep rocking it!!
Very informative thanks. I was surprised you didn't talk about walnut fading with time and solutions for UV light when you covered all the various finishing methods.
You could make videos for a living. The quality of your vids is fantastic; very clear descriptions and knowledge base is massive. Chuffed I found your channel.
Actually they turn from green to black after they fall, with a thick spongy covering over the shell that must be mechanically removed. Folk remidy for ringworm as well.
1:05 - how is walnut named
1:56 - how to buy & select
2:12 - about the tree
3:00 - about knots, figure, and grain issues
3:22 - color issues
3:58 - steaming walnut
4:54 - color sorting
5:59 - how to get consistent walnut
7:03 - solid lumber means expecting inconsistencies
8:14 - tips & tricks to working with walnut
10:00 - finishing tricks and ideas
Okay, yes this is a pretty long one so hopefully this will help! Many thanks for watching, and hit us with your questions -
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very great video thansk. can i ask angled box with 5 -vine heads like are.for what ?? very beautifull. sory for bad expl. thank you
Some of walnut that grows here in Ohio has a lot of green, blue and purple as well as the dark browns, greys and yellow. But the purple really blows my mind, its amazing.
You can sense his passion , not selling anything . Just is really into his work.... Nice video I learned a lot
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My dude. Your content is phenomenal.
On screen personality is friendly and relatable. Editing, camerawork and format are absolutely on point. Kudos to the whole team.
Excelkent thank you for watching
Agreed
Never thought I’d see you in Woodworking TH-cam. Love your D&D content!
I also appreciate that he speaks quickly and doesn’t mumble. Super easy for those of us who can’t deal with slow talkers.
You’re a natural. You make me feel like I just dropped by your garage to share a beer and talk shop.
Want a cold one? 😇
A respectful wood specie needs a respectful and professional scholar tell it's story. You are a true story teller, I enjoy every bit of info.
Totally appreciate your stumps on all the description conveyed
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Wow!!! I came to learn about walnut and your “finishing” section blew my mind!!!!
noy only is this very informative its a masterclass on video making. Well done man
Thank you for the tutorial, as there are some of us that had no idea , what we thought we knew.
Carry on!!!!!
I have a black walnut slab that's been sitting in the garage for a year now. Got it from a fellow woodworker that I bought a jointer and planer from when I first started in woodworking. We were discussing projects we were working on and I mentioned that I had been working with soft woods primarily while honing my skills. He kinda gave me a funny look and asked what I could learn about woodworking from using things like pine and cedar. I told him that I'd learned how to sharpen a chisel really well and he said there's no way because soft woods wouldn't even dull a chisel. I had my chisel set in my toolbox in my truck and challenged him to see who's chisels were sharper, and told him to even sharpen his chisel on the spot. He did, and I grabbed my chisels and a block of pine. His chisel did a fairly good job of cutting the pine. Then I used mine to flatten the cut end and shocked him. I cut through the end grain without crushing any of the fibers and it left a glass smooth surface. So he gave me $100 off the price of the tools I came to buy and gave me a 6ft x 16" slab of 8/4 walnut and said that he looks forward to seeing what I do with it. I've since ventured into using oak and poplar in a few projects. But I'm saving that slab for something special so I can impress him on Instagram eventually.
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Hello, I just came across your walnut video I must say I love your enthusiasm lol. People get a kick out of how excited I get about wood since I started learning wood working. We have obviously all seen wood of all types our whole lives, however I'm "seeing" wood for the first time. I have a whole newly discovered love and appreciation for how absolutely beautiful I find all of it. Anyway a friend was kind enough to give me a few logs from a fallen walnut tree on his property and I just love working with it and your video was so helpful. Thanks and stay excited;)
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Oh that walnut finish so satisfying to watch. This is pure bliss
Great video! We just bought a walnut “fireplace” mantle - 68x10x5 and we’re looking to do some treatment before installing. Based on your video, I’m thinking 3-5 coats of Tung Oil varnish followed by a couple coats of crystal clear paste wax. Thoughts? Can we ADD additional coats of Tung oil varnish AFTER applying the paste wax.
TIA
Very NICE! I LOVE walnut. Such a beautiful, natural look. I took down a large black walnut, dropping it’s nuts all over my carport and drive way. I saved 2 slabs cut from the center of the tree. It’s some 27- 30” wide, 1 1/2” thick, and 11’ long. I have another tree not quite as wide, but much taller and straighter. I’m still undecided what I will make!!
Allot of good tricks and ideas. Glad I found this video.
I have walnut, oak, elm and maple trees that grow on my property. I just go in the back yard and cut up a fallen tree when it falls. I cut blanks and keep them in the shed. It would be very expensive if I had to purchase it. I make allot of thing with walnut and elm. I like the grain in elm wood. it looks cool.
I usually use solvent based wipe-on poly (Minwax) on Walnut, straight on without a sealer. I use from 5 to eight coats, depending on what I build. It goes on much faster than brushed applications with no brush strokes or drips showing and you can recoat after about 3 hours. Not sure if this poly or UV light (or combo) gives the dark walnut a reddish orange hue over time but it looks almost like teak. Solvent poly does turn yellow. It was a pleasant surprise after I built a cabinet around our refrigerator in a kitchen with teak cabinets. It all blends in well.
I never stain or dye walnut. That seems like a waste using such beautiful wood. If I want a very dark color. I'll use something like rift cut white oak.
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That walnut standing desk is *beautiful*
Just bought some black walnut from you guys and then discovered this video. Perfect! Can’t wait to begin my project
Man, I'm just starting to get into woodworking and I really appreciate your content. There are a lot of great channels on TH-cam but your delivery makes watching very enjoyable. Everything from understand fundamentals, finishing tips and projects. Really glad you're putting out new stuff! Thank you.
UK here. I've recently developed a hobby of building solid body ukulele's/cigar box guitars. My first few were from pine board (cos its cheap), but then I ordered some American Black Walnut.
The difference in woods is astounding, and that walnut is beautiful to work (and I'm using the most basic of hand tools), and it feels amazing.
When the instrument was done, I didnt even finish the wood (that that I'd really know how, I'm a total beginner).
Even though the instrument is not perfect (some of the lines are a few mm off), its still my favorite, just because of how the wood feels.
lucky me I was able to buy a bunch of wood in a garage It was sitting in this garage for 3 or 4 years about 50 board foot of walnut the sane of red oak and cedar and cherry the cherry has a lot of twist and bad spots. I am new to woodworking about two years and was tired of using only framing lumber but now having fun with all this hard wood thanks to you learning how to use it and finish it. Thank you you are good at explaining this has help me.
Mark, we've "known" each other for many years. The known is in quotes because our only contact through the years has been via emails. You are my Guru of woodworking and finishing. Now that Charles Neil is gone, you do a great job of filling his shoes. You've always been there for me with assistance whether it be an answer to a question or a solution for a "situation" with on line sales. Keep up the great work and keep producing these videos.
I like the way you describe this gs and explain things. You dont try to make it a comedy but you dont put me to sleep from being monotone and boring. Very good mix and balance. Lots of good information and ideas for using scrap pieces of walnut. Thanks for a great info video
nice to hear, thanks for watching 👍
I love your excitement about wood. 🪵
Yes, very informative on how to finish walnut and I am going to start trying it! Thank you, Mark!
NICE! Glad it was helpful!
His enthusiasm is infectious - lots of great info
I finished this wine rack but I do not know how to leave a picture but it turned out good Thank you Allan
Loads of information, great delivery, thrifty editing make for a super successful video. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just subscribed! I have a solid walnut buffet I am refinishing. You have been most helpful. Thank you!
OK, I stopped the video at 0:20 - Why you ask? Because I just gotta say 1 thing - your audio is spectacular! OK, back to watching the "All About Walnut" episode...
This guy is awesome. Knowledge and skill level is superb. Wish I had the skillset and knowledge of this dude
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A very pleasant video. Down to earth, folksy pleasant gentleman. I wish I knew more people like this. Very informative. Thanks bro!
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So glad I stumbled onto your video. I am about to embark on my first live edge black walnut journey to build a console table and I'm super excited yet haven't got a clue how to best stain it. Now I have a few great ideas! Thanks again!
This Chanel has quickly become invaluable for a new woodworker. Great videos and content. Look forward to getting my first bit of walnut .
Subscribed. Thanks. 🇮🇪
I always learn from your expertise Mark & its always enjoyable. I saw your 2pt desk series way back when you did it & its as awesome today as it was back then. Still being held hostage here in the Peoples Republic of California but planning my escape to freedom in Arizona, hopefully soon! Thanks my friend.
scott satren thanks for watching, man we appreciate it 👍
Incredible site.please add showing the 3 different walnut trees and the difference between the bark and leaves and seeds.and grain when finished
I'm more of a characteristic kind of guy. I still like a perfect straight grain, but it would be a boring world without knots, crotches, streaks and stains. Awesome video.
You had fun with practical hands on experience in things you have fun sharing. Perfect for the job (y)
You have a gift for this TH-cam! I enjoy your videos.
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Adam Prickett great to hear thank you for watching 👍
Well done and super informative
Good video. I really like your presentation style.
really beautiful.....there is always a way to create a perfect masterpiece
I just stumbled onto this video...fantastic reference on walnut finishing options! Cheers
I have to say by far, walnut is my favorite out of all the woods. The machinability is amazing. For finishing walnut, I use Biosheild hard oil #9. It’s application is for hardwood floors, so it will hold up to use over time. I really enjoy it because it really makes all the grain figure and colors pop. It’s also great because you don’t have to top coat with a poly, you can burnish the finish out to make it shine!
This guy might be one of the biggest wood nerds out there. Thanks for taking the mystery out of some of these topics. I just subscribed :)
You bet, thanks for watching.
Nice job; thanks! Might want to consider Waterlox as well; a bit tedious, but a great effect on walnut, especially if it isn't steamed. Also folks, the toxicity discussions are a bit overblown, walnut bowls, tongs etc. will not kill you or make you ill. At all. There is one serious toxicity issue to look at however. If you save/sell your sawdust to be used as bedding in stables, HORSES are very vulnerable to walnut that gets absorbed through their hooves, etc. Most stable operators are well aware of this, but if you do sell your sawdust, be sure to empty your collectors prior to and after running walnut through your saws, sanders, planers and jointers.
I can sell saw dust?🤣Tell you what I make a shit ton of it you can hit me up any time and come pick it up and do with it as you will I'm tired of dealing with it!
I did some counter tops with walnut, sanded to 400 and used grape seed oil from the grocery store for a food grade finish. Clients love it and it's a cheap easy thing for them to refinish
Down here in Natchez Ms. we have some good size black walnut trees, cause all the trees around here are old. Anyways the way we sell or buy walnut is by the tree. The price is fairly high. We calculate the length/width of boards and the amount of each group of L/w, 8'X7''-4'X9'' down to 2' L all fig as 6/4 and expected dark & light amounts. it eats up a day fig out offer. Walnut is the only tree done like that,all others are approx BF. I set a friend's sister up with a buyer and explained they get the whole tree including the roots. It was in her front yard and they used to play on it when they were kids and said it was old and a good size then. Well, they came out, run some figures, and offered a fair price of $15,000 for it. She wasn't expecting that much and amazed. They were there bright and early with equipment getting started and she went to work. I finished up a double door unit and left the shop early. Went over to my buddies, her bro, he lives across the street and way out in the country. We watched them finish and leave. The tree was gone. my bud looked at me and said she's gonna freak out on this. I said hey you heard me tell her. She had a beautiful yard and was proud of it and don't pull your truck up on her grass, she'll raise hell. Well, here she comes, got out of her car smiling looked over where the tree was looked at me, and said ''they coming back huh'' ''No their done'' Then she blew a gasket. When you sell a walnut tree they get everything roots and all. she had a hole in her front yard you could of drove a milk truck in and almost be to the top of it. Sorry man didn't plan on this comment being so long. Anyways if you want to see some pretty walnut get some roots for carving or some sequence matched root veneer pages, they're usually small to med pc's and irregularly shaped but are awesome for inlays. great video
dude your channel deserves a lot more subscribers, I am new to wood working and I have learnt so much from your channel. Thank you
Thank you so much, your info on finishes. I learned so much in just a few minutes.
Amazing video! So helpful for a newcomer like myself.
That was a lot of information. Ill have to rewatch again and again
I can't wait to get some Peruvian walnut for a build or two. Black Walnut has become my favorite domestic hardwood since getting back into woodworking 7 years again finally for the first time since I was in middle school. I have some gorgeous walnut at home right now waiting for me to resaw on a band saw before cutting miter joints for the sides of an urn I'm building for our German Shepherd Lab mix, Peanut that passed away. I'm hoping I get the continuous grain pattern wrapped around the sides I'm after with re sawing before cutting and assembly. It's the perfect color to fit some of the colors that she had in her coat from the German Shepherd breed in her. Going to finish it with semi gloss Old Masters Masters Armor water based.
Wowzer! Soooo much info. Mind blown. Love the breakdown and details of everything. Now I'll have to go back and watch while taking notes. LOL Mark love your passion, knowledge, and delivery and your editor is on point! Keep it up!
Hey! right on, thanks for the kind note! 👍
Thanks for sharing. I got 7 6 to 7 for thin walnut logs curing to eventually be carved into walking sticks. Normally I would just use a mineral oil on them, let that soak in, then use an enamel high gloss clear to make the finish look like there is a layer of glass melted on the walking sticks.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Eric Williams yep that looks fantastic
Wish I had actual hardwood store near me... I buy from you guys all the time though. Great buying experiences. You guys are great!!
My first Woodworkers Source video watch. Instantly subscribed. Superb content.
Incredibly educational. Just watched your video on maple as well. Your love for wood and woodworking is evident. Thank you for sharing!
I am just starting out in woodworking and building a small cabinet in American walnut ( I’m in Australia). Absolutely in love with this wood and I am very happy to have found this video and your channel. Thank you
I'm new to woodworking. I've been given all I want of a walnut tree that was cut down a couple to 3 years ago. The logs at the max are about 10" to 14" in diameter and anywhere from 18" to 3' in length. This is my 1st round working with it. I just cut off a 2" piece to experiment with. I like the scent of it. Kinda reminds me of a sweet, pleasant, smelling, cigar.
I'm excited about getting it milled, and seeing what I can make with it. 😊
Hey, a suggestion...and this is something that I got passed down to me from an old wood worker. He said, for every 6 inches in diameter of the log, you should allow 5 to 6 months curing time. So when you do go to work on projects, your wood won't split up on you.
I make a lot of walking sticks, and have recently been able to aquire some walnut that was cut from a tree about 3 months ago. The logs are 6 to 7 foot long, and have maybe around a 6 inch radius. I'm going to carve down to the heart wood, then carve my designs into that....
Good luck, and have fun.
@@ericwilliams7374 Thanks for the suggestion, but while you're suggesting, I have another question. Like I said, the logs have been laying down there for about 3 years, so I'm guessing all the sap should be dried up by now, but they are wet from rain. Should the dry time still be the same since it's just water, or just any moisture at all?
Man I just burned through about 8 of these lumber guide videos. Your content is amazing and so informative! Keep up the great work!
good presentation, super clear and its fun hanging out with ya
I didn't know Michael Chiklis had a woodworkers video, LOL. Thanks for sharing Mark.
I like that you use cabinet scrapers. I like them a lot. They really burnish the wood.
yeah wow, great video and information. Well done brotha 👍👍👍
New to wood working and wow I really enjoy watching your videos. You sir know your woods and I know you sell wood but you never go overboard on that point. You love to teach us about wood and wow so much to learn and know about it before building something and at the prices of wood right now one doesn't want to mess up. LOL Thank you for all the work you put into making these videos for us. People don't know how much work goes into a 15 min video. I do some work for our church and it takes some time for just a short video so thank you.
Great video! Very impressive! I'm getting some custom living room built in cabinets and shelving made out of walnut. I love the way the grain looks. I do like a darker finish. Would you suggest the Danish oil for this application. The living room gets a decent amount of light also. Thanks for your insight
Great demonstration, good work. That was more than 2 cents, more like a buck and half!
This is by far the most comprehensive yet clear Walnut tutorial ever! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome video man. It's nice to hear the science.
Great demonstration!
I have just recently discovered your channel and I'm loving how much I've learned already!
This video in particular is probably my favorite (so far). It's just a shame you couldn't have offered a wider variety of finishing options...🤪 Seriously, thank you for this, and kudos to you for moving the samples around when showing them. Seeing how the light and reflections change really helps get a better idea of how they would look in person. So many videos out there that are supposed to be comparing finishes just show one angle, which only tells half the story at best. Thanks again!
Welcome, Bill! Thrilled you enjoy the channel, thanks
GREAT Video, very informative.. Hey, what make and model camera did you use for this video? I'm looking for a nice video camera.
Great video! That was really informative. Thanks so much for posting.
You are by far the most enjoyable, easiest to listen to/understand woodworking TH-camr I’ve found, and I wish you’d put out more videos and more detailed/lengthy videos.
My question is this: I *really* prefer the cool-toned, chocolatey, almost purple tone in walnut, and would love to know how to finish it without “warming” it up at all. Looking to make cabinet doors, and pretty new to woodworking in general, so dumb it down if you can. Thanks!!
Thank you for a very interesting video. I'm a hobby woodworker living in Ireland and buy American black walnut regularly as I like to make special pieces of furniture for myself. It's seriously expensive here but it's my only past time so I like to use the best.
Great job. Your delivery is clear, concise, and easily understood. Thanks for such a good resource.
This was a fantastic informative video
New guy here I’ve just got started bought a old lathe turning lots of bowels I learned a lot sap wood don’t bother me much now I have a way to deal with it thanks
I love walnut so much. My fav wood to work with. This is an amazing video. Thanks for this.
I’m going to have watch this again, and again, to soak up all this info. Good stuff though 🤙🏽
Another excellent video. You give a ton of great information, and the way you clearly love wood and all of its esthetic possibilities makes you fun to watch.
I Highly recommend these guys They are Awesome Great customer service
that is a beautiful standing table! I'm a fan of the nakashima/waney edge on the small table too!
Most informative video on walnut I have yet to com across. Thank you for your brevity and wisdom!
Man this was PERFECT! Straight to the point and showing examples..perfect timing to find this as well. Working with walnut for the first time and this was super helpful...thank you
my dad bought a chunk of walnut randomly witch turned out to be a rifle blank highly figured quilty at the butt area with a nice section further forward with a tighter strait grain. it did have a defect on one side of the blank that i realized made it worthless to a high grade stock maker. but i saw the wood around the defect and was set on making a nice target stock from that blank. so i took another stock and drew the rough shape onto the blank, then i looked around at the tools i had to work with. a power drill a broken hack saw blade a pocket knife and a bunch of files and chisels and a rasp. do i started drilling holes threw the blank following the lines i layed down then i cut section by section off with the saw blade., from their it was rasped into shape and the channel for the action and barrel i cut in by hand and inleted everything. it took forever! i then did a traditional oil finish witch took another 3 months.it turned out great! its the only one ive made.lol
Another thing --- it is hard to go wrong, never had bad outcomes even w suboptimal walnut, branches, reusing stereo component sides, etc etc. Makes great cutting boards. Even butternut is good, albeit it light. I have a ton of it, thick desks, beds, tables, sculpture, etc etc etc.
Hey, Mark,….I’m not a woodworker, or an arborist, or anything of the sort(retired automotive engineer 😀),…just really interested in the subjects you focus on and explain, because you are so good at making them interesting and certainly worthy of learning from.
WTH!! I just looked up the watco walnut Danish oil for ASH. I live in Maine and I have a great supply of it!!
Then I happened to your video from 2014 about ash!! Great work keep rocking it!!
Very informative thanks. I was surprised you didn't talk about walnut fading with time and solutions for UV light when you covered all the various finishing methods.
I enjoyed all of this much needed information thanks
I use walnut for my knife scales/handles. It’s my favorite.
You could make videos for a living. The quality of your vids is fantastic; very clear descriptions and knowledge base is massive. Chuffed I found your channel.
Actually they turn from green to black after they fall, with a thick spongy covering over the shell that must be mechanically removed. Folk remidy for ringworm as well.
That end grain cutting board was beautiful!
tyler krug glad you like it, I think we have a video in the works about it