My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for the
garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to dispose of
it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut timber?

Alan in Windsor

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for
the garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to
dispose of it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut timber?

Alan in Windsor


Alan get in touch with your local woodturning group. (Look in yellow pages,
or your local community newspaper) When I was on the local council I was
involved with reclaiming some land and turning it back into a community
football ground. There were a load of Holmoaks with preservation orders on
them which had to be trimmed. This we were able to do and I contacted the
local woodturning group and they pounced :-))

Your local Antiques dealer might also be interested. A friend of mine who is
a well know Antiques dealer has his own joinery repair shop and wants that
sort of timber, no doubt you have someone near you? Yellow pages again.

I feel you are sitting on a little goldmine. My Walnut tree was demolished
after the sale of the land to a builder who put a couple of blocks of flats
on the land. Wonder if he knew ;-) ;-)????

Mike


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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for
the garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to
dispose of it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut timber?

Alan in Windsor
Mike suggested woodturners. Here's a useful link; click on the branch link
to find a club near you.
http://www.woodturners.co.uk/index.htm

However, it might be better to contact one of the professionals on the
committee to find a pro near you and get a proper feller in. A bunch of
amateurs in the garden can leave one helluva mess.

BTW Expect (or demand) at least a salad bowl as just reward!
Graham

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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for
the garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to
dispose of it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut
timber?

Alan in Windsor
Mike suggested woodturners. Here's a useful link; click on the branch
link to find a club near you.
http://www.woodturners.co.uk/index.htm

However, it might be better to contact one of the professionals on the
committee to find a pro near you and get a proper feller in. A bunch of
amateurs in the garden can leave one helluva mess.

BTW Expect (or demand) at least a salad bowl as just reward!
Graham


Sorry I didn't make that clear, thank you for bringing it up. We had
professionals in because it was Council work and yes I wouldn't let a bunch
of 'cowboys' in either.

But try to get the tree fellers to work in conjunction with the Turners or
Antique dealer because of getting the best cuts.

Mike


--
The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
Reunion Bournemouth August/September 2007 FULL. WAIT LIST OPERATING
www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added daily
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand

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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for
the garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to
dispose of it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut
timber?

Alan in Windsor
Mike suggested woodturners. Here's a useful link; click on the branch
link to find a club near you.
http://www.woodturners.co.uk/index.htm

However, it might be better to contact one of the professionals on the
committee to find a pro near you and get a proper feller in. A bunch of
amateurs in the garden can leave one helluva mess.

BTW Expect (or demand) at least a salad bowl as just reward!
Graham


Sorry I didn't make that clear, thank you for bringing it up. We had
professionals in because it was Council work and yes I wouldn't let a
bunch of 'cowboys' in either.

But try to get the tree fellers to work in conjunction with the Turners
or Antique dealer because of getting the best cuts.

Mike

Furniture makers/restorers will often avoid backyard trees because they
often have nails in them. A friend of mine in Suffolk has a wood yard for a
furniture company and they always go over a tree trunk with a metal detector
before cutting. You'd be surprised at what they find. A tree from near a
WW2 airfield had a complete ceramic insulator block inside. You can imagine
what that would do to a saw!
Graham

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Furniture makers/restorers will often avoid backyard trees because they
often have nails in them. A friend of mine in Suffolk has a wood yard for
a furniture company and they always go over a tree trunk with a metal
detector before cutting. You'd be surprised at what they find. A tree
from near a WW2 airfield had a complete ceramic insulator block inside.
You can imagine what that would do to a saw!
Graham

Another site I visit for photography, had a tree with just a little bit of a
house brick showing. The caption was 'Brick eating tree' I posted a picture
I took of a tree which had had a wire hawser passed round it to support a
fence. In time the tree had 'eaten' the hawser. I can post the picture
somewhere A) if anyone is interested and B) you tell me where :-)

Mike


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'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
Reunion Bournemouth August/September 2007 FULL. WAIT LIST OPERATING
www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added daily
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand

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Another site I visit for photography, had a tree with just a little bit of
a house brick showing. The caption was 'Brick eating tree' I posted a
picture I took of a tree which had had a wire hawser passed round it to
support a fence. In time the tree had 'eaten' the hawser. I can post the
picture somewhere A) if anyone is interested and B) you tell me where :-)

Mike

On a slightly different note; my younger son was drill a fence post hole
with a petrol-powered augur when it "bit" on something and threw him as the
power head whirred round. When he finally manage to stop it (3 huge bruises
later) the augur had tangled with a barbed-wire fence, buried when the land
was prepared for housing.
Graham

On 26 Aug, 18:11, "Alan Holmes" wrote:
My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for the
garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to dispose of
it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut timber?

Harry Adcock's in Corby Glen used to go all over the country for UK
hardwood, as did John Boddy Timber in Boroughbridge. There is almost
certainly a local sawmill that will come and fell it, take it away,
and may give you money for it too. Do try and sell it standing,
though, as the techniques for felling timber are not the same for
logging as they are for clearance.

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On 26 Aug, 18:11, "Alan Holmes" wrote:
My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too big for
the
garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to dispose
of
it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut
timber?

Harry Adcock's in Corby Glen used to go all over the country for UK
hardwood, as did John Boddy Timber in Boroughbridge. There is almost
certainly a local sawmill that will come and fell it, take it away,
and may give you money for it too. Do try and sell it standing,
though, as the techniques for felling timber are not the same for
logging as they are for clearance.

Thanks, how do I get in touch with those merchants?

Am I likely to find them in the phone book?

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On 26 Aug, 18:11, "Alan Holmes" wrote:
My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too
big for the
garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to
dispose of
it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut
timber?

Harry Adcock's in Corby Glen used to go all over the country for UK
hardwood, as did John Boddy Timber in Boroughbridge. There is
almost
certainly a local sawmill that will come and fell it, take it away,
and may give you money for it too. Do try and sell it standing,
though, as the techniques for felling timber are not the same for
logging as they are for clearance.

Thanks, how do I get in touch with those merchants?

Am I likely to find them in the phone book?


"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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On 26 Aug, 18:11, "Alan Holmes" wrote:
My walnut tree is becoming a bit of a bind, it's really much too
big for the
garden, and as much as I love walnuts I feel the time has come to
dispose of
it!

The question is, who is likely to want to buy it for use as walnut
timber?

Harry Adcock's in Corby Glen used to go all over the country for UK
hardwood, as did John Boddy Timber in Boroughbridge. There is
almost
certainly a local sawmill that will come and fell it, take it away,
and may give you money for it too. Do try and sell it standing,
though, as the techniques for felling timber are not the same for
logging as they are for clearance.

Thanks, how do I get in touch with those merchants?

Am I likely to find them in the phone book?

This guy knows what he's doing.

http://www.mobilesawing.co.uk/

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Rod

My real address is rodthegardeneratmyisp

A place to find local professional tree surgeons is

http://www.findtreesurgeons.com/

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Another site I visit for photography, had a tree with just a little bit of
a house brick showing. The caption was 'Brick eating tree' I posted a
picture I took of a tree which had had a wire hawser passed round it to
support a fence. In time the tree had 'eaten' the hawser. I can post the
picture somewhere A) if anyone is interested and B) you tell me where :-)


Always interested in interesting photos. I post mine at
alt.binaries.photos.original, but you might want to watermark your photos
before posting. See my recent posting of 'Vegetables'

someone