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You can get an idea of the size of this tree if you look at the man circled in red about half the way up. |
Unique Oregon black walnut trees in the temperate climate of the Willamette Valley grow large and healthy. Trees attaining five feet in diameter are not unusual and yield wide, high grade, quality lumber. Our iron rich soils and plentiful rain results in lumber of exceptional color, with frequent black and orange contrasts to the usual chocolate walnut tones. With the lack of frequent ice storms, high winds, and virtually no lightening, environmental tree damage is minimal.
To utilize the unique qualities of Oregon black walnut, we have been specializing in custom milling for the past 32 plus years and have specialized in thick wide lumber. Our inventory is extensive, but if we do not have what you need in stock, we maintain a log deck for custom cutting to meet your needs. Most wood is air dried to maintain quality although further kiln drying is available for 4/4 through 8/4 lumber. No steaming is done to darken sap wood.
LUMBER is normally milled full dimension to allow for shrinkage. Most lumber is six inches wide or wider. Grading is done on the best side according to National Hardwood Association guidelines… 1 and 2 Common must yield 66 2/3% clear cutting from one face. Firsts and Seconds: must yield 83 2/3% clear-cutting from one face. Mill Run: random grades as log yields. Clears: exceptional boards which are free of significant defects or large knots.
DRYING LUMBER: We have had several inquiries regarding our walnut drying procedure. We predry by air drying on stickers 1 year per inch thickness and then dehumidifier kiln dry all lumber 8/4 and thinner. Heavier stock is air dried only since quality is better maintained without the additional stress of kiln drying especially in highly figured stock, or stock for resawing.
GRADING: Grading is always difficult for the inexperienced woodworker to understand. If you would like to view a copy of a good lumber grading article written for casual hardwood buyers, we have provided one.
Oregon Black Walnut™ Lumber
Price List (For lumber 12" wide and narrower)
Dimension |
No 1 & 2 Commons |
Firsts & Seconds |
Clears |
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| 4/4-1" | KD* | $3.75/B.F. | $7.00/B.F. | $9.50/B.F. |
| 5/4-1¼" | KD* | $4.00/B.F. | $8.00/B.F. | $11.00/B.F. |
| 8/4-2" | KD* | $5.00/B.F. | $10.00/B.F. | $13.00/B.F. |
| 12/4-3" | AD* | $8.00/B.F. | $12.00/B.F. | $16.00/B.F. |
| 16/4-4" | AD* | $8.00/B.F. | $16.00/B.F. | $22.00/B.F. |
| 24/4-6" | AD* | $12.00/B.F. | $18.00/B.F. | $22.00/B.F. |
KD* - Kiln Dried ~ AD* - Air Dried
Price will vary by the intensity and rarity of figure and by
board width.
Below are guidelines for usual costs.
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4/4 - KD*
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$18.00 - $30.00 /B.F.
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5/4 - KD*
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$18.00 - $35.00 /B.F
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8/4 - KD*
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$20.00 - $25.00 /B.F
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12/4 - AD*
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$24.00 - $45.00 /B.F
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SUPER CURL |
MATCHED SETS |
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These are very exceptionally tight curly and rare boards.
Prices range from $22.00 to $38.00 /B.F |
Wide matched lumber sets are quoted individually.
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Thin Stock- we maintain a small inventory of resawn walnut stock: 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" thick by 4" wide. Most are short, 2' to 3' long, and custom resawing up to 12" thick is available. Please inquire regarding pricing.
Goby Walnut Products is now stocking a small inventory, approx. 50,000 ft², of Oregon Black Walnut veneer. These are wide (up to 20") flitch cut at .060 ( nearly 1/16") or .040" (1mm) thick so they can be hand scraped and sanded. We have curly - crotched and marbled figures. Samples are available upon request. Pricing will depend on figure and quantity. Please try our new product! Sample photos 1 2 3 4 5 To view some spectacular table top blanks click here.
SURFACING is available on boards less than 24 inches wide at a cost of 35¢/B.F., with $10.00 mimimum. Sanding is also available but is quoted individually.
As you can see, we provide a wide range of walnut products both standard and special. We can cut a single log to your specifications for that very special project or for your own unique inventory. If we have not listed our black walnut in the size or figure you need, let us know. We may be able to accommodate your special needs.
Walnut turning stock in a wide range of widths and thicknesses is available and sold by the pound as waxed, green stock. We can provide square dowel stock, bowl blanks, log cut-offs, and heavier material for turnings and carvings.
Green Turning Stock $2/lb. |
Representative Sample Green Weights |
| Dry Stock- $10/B.F. Clear | 6x6x3"-6lbs |
| Fancy Figures- $20/B.F. | 12x12x4"-32lbs |
| 20x20x3"-65lbs |
NOTE: Turning stock is normally milled 3 inches
and 4 inches thick - cut square - waxed four sides. Thicker dimensions are
available up to 3 feet thick. Butt figured material is also available for custom
cutting.
We are a small company who offers high quality stock blanks at a reasonable price. Oregon Black Walnut stock blanks are rough milled 3 inches thick and air dried for 3 years as band sawn oversize stock blanks. We cut gunstocks from only the highest grade trees and only those 3 feet or more in diameter. This guarantees high quality, strong finished blanks. We do not normally kiln dry (K.D.) blanks, but do operate two dehumidifier kilns if K.D. material is necessary. All grades are available from plain to presentation. We inventory more than 4,000 gunstock blanks in the form of 2-piece shotgun and 1-piece rifle stocks, and also in nonstandard sizes for muzzleloading rifles and pistols--Fowlers and Jaegers. Pistol grip stock is also available.
OREGON BLACK WALNUT™ STOCKS (Dry)
SHORT |
LONG | |||
GRADE |
SHOTGUN |
RIFLE |
MUZZLELOADER |
MUZZLELOADER |
| Plain | $35.00 | $45.00 | $50.00 | $70.00 |
| Light 25% Figure | $55.00 | $65.00 | $80.00 | $95.00 |
| Medium 50% Figure | $95.00 | $105.00 | $135.00 | $155.00 |
| Heavy 75% Figure | $150.00 | $170.00 | $185.00 | $210.00 |
ENGLISH WALNUT STOCKS (Dry)
SHORT |
LONG | |||
GRADE |
SHOTGUN |
RIFLE |
MUZZLELOADER |
MUZZLELOADER |
| Plain | $40.00 | $50.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 |
| Light Figure | $65.00 | $80.00 | $90.00 | $120.00 |
| Medium Figure | $100.00 | $120.00 | $125.00 | $150.00 |
| Heavy Figure | $180.00 | $220.00 | $225.00 | $310.00 |
*Culls: Defective stocks are frequently available at $10.00 each.
*Grading: Our grading system is not standard but very easy to understand.
*Plain = no figure - straight grain
*Light Figure = light curly or grain color in 25% of stock
*Medium Figure = curly or patterned grain in 50% of stock - "a nice stock but not a bragger"
*Heavy Figure = over 75% curly and/ or patterned - "a respectable stock to everyone"
*Presentation = very rare pieces - usually three separate patterns or colors - "georgeous and fit for presentatation to the best"
*Stock blanks are not pre-carved. For a partial list of stock carvers follow this link. If you are a stock carver and would like your name added to our referral list, please submit it via our mail form. Be sure to include your email address and URL of your homepage (if you have one). This will help to provide more information to your prospective clients.
Musical Grade Lumber
Beautiful Oregon Black Walnut™ is available for your instrument construction. Oregon Black is a claro walnut that yields highly figured colorful grain patterns, ideal for high grade instruments including acoustic guitars, dulcimers, banjo resonators, flutes and other turned instruments.
Since we mill trees 3 to 5 feet in diameter, we are able to provide vertical grain resawn walnut for acoustic guitars. We normally mill our logs into 3" thick (12/4) stock (cants), then resaw 3/16" thick sides and backs and air dry on stickers. Standard guitar backs are 8" X 24" and sides 4" X 36" - Jumbo guitar backs are 9" X 24" and sides 5" X 36"
Acoustic guitar backs and sides are available in 3 forms. First as precut sized 3" thick green cants for your own resawing. Second as green resawn sides and backs. Third as dry resawn sides and backs ready for jointing and sanding.
Price is determined by figure and color and the following table will give you pricing for each grade of wood. We are pleased to offer our instrument grade lumber in a gallery of numbered boards.
Click on an image below to view a larger, high quality photo.
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Price Per Complete Set
(book matched back and sides)
Green Guitar Cants for Resaw 2" to 3" thick -price per B. F.* Green Resawn Sets - standard size Dry Resawn Sets - standard size
*Board Foot = 144 cubic inches (B.F.). Price does NOT include shipping and handling. For Jumbo Sets add $5.00 tor the above prices. Dulcimer stock, walnut for flutes and other instruments is also available. Please call us with your size specifications and needs
GUITAR SECONDS
SAMPLES
We usually have sets which have some flaw which does not allow us to sell them as a number one. Seconds are normally sold at 50% off regular price as listed above. Samples are available if you have not seen or worked Oregon Black Walnut and wish to test your finish, etc., on a small sample. Please request.
Helpful Terms
B.F. = Board foot (figured on unsurfaced lumber). One board foot is 144 cubic inches. To calculate-- multiply length in inches by width in inches by thickness in inches and divide by 144.
Board Surfacing = Planing surface smooth. One side surfaced is S1S, two sides surfaced is S2S. Roughlumber means not yet surfaced.
Lumber Grading = Graded according to National Hardwood Association (NHLA) rules.
A.D. = Air Dried. Normally our area moisture equilibrates at 10-11°.
K.D. = Kiln Dried. Dehumidifier Kiln…moisture content 6-7°.
Green Lumber = Lumber not yet dry.
Wood Links
The following are some links that you might find useful:Better Woodworking Guide & Directory , Woodworker West, National Hardwood Lumber Association, Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association, Woodweb Electronic Magazine, Creative Woodcraft Plans
Woodworking Magazines
The following are publications that we advertise in. Possibly you have seen our ads. Fine Woodworking, Woodworker, Wood Digest, Modern Woodworking, Woodshop News, Custom Woodworking Business (CWB), Guitar Maker, Gun List, Western Arborist, Northwest Woodlands, Quarterly Bark-OSW Assoc., Capitol Press, Sponsor of Oregon Guild of Woodworkers.
Ordering
Due to the unique nature of our business, it is usually best to phone us with your order so we can get all the specific details accurately.
*Shipping: Parcel Post, UPS, and common carrier trucking are all available. Shipping charges are paid by customer with order. To calculate your approximate shipping charge multiply the number of board feet by 5 lb. Enter the resulting weight here. A nominal handling fee will also be added to each shipment.
*Payment: MasterCard, VISA, Discover, checks, money orders and COD shipments are all possible. Personal checks may delay your shipment, however, due to bank clearing. When you call please specify material needed and we will confirm order and shipping charges. Don't forget to include day and evening phone numbers.
*** THERE IS NO MINIMUM ORDER ***
Log Buying
Our company purchases logs from Oregon and Washington. Logs must be a minimum of 24" in diameter and 8' long, free of steel inclusions. Please inquire if you have logs for sale. If you are selling Black Walnut trees outside of the west coast area, our advice to you is to call your county extension service and request the name of a forester who can give you names of timber buyers. Get more than one bid. Selling single trees may be difficult. Good luck.
Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00am to 4:00pm and Sat. by appointment
Cell: 503-819-3602
Fax: 503-477-6747 If you have questions or comments please contact us using the above phone/fax numbers or use our new form mail.
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