Black walnut

Found a tree stump , a solid chunk of wood the sign said Black Walnut - then the owner said you can take it " I heard guys like it for gun stocks" .Does any one think i found some thing with value ? & if yes how do i link it up to person who will pay for it ?

Yeah I'd say it's worth something if you can find the right buyer. Take a couple of pics of it and throw it up on Craigslist under "materiels". You aren't clear about how big it is or how much usable wood there is so I won't make a guess about value.

depending upon quality and size, there are several Amish saw mills that pay pretty decent for usuable wood like this.

In my youth I worked for a landscaping company, I'm 58 and have worked at a lot of different jobs. We sometimes would get hardwood stumps with the main roots still attached. Let the stump dry out and clean with a power washer and seal with a clear outdoor varnish. We would then put it in a planting as a focal point with the roots up. It was interesting and in larger cities you might be able to move them with landscape designers. Just another idea. Best to all, Mike.

O h my God you fellas know just about all. I really love this forum : )

The problem with not cutting it up is that most likely it will split and check as it continues to dry. If you can saw it in 1/2 down the center with a chain saw that would work, or try to sell it as soon as possible. Another crafts person that might want it is a wood turner, who will want it to be in one piece, still fairly green so they can cut it up with a chainsaw and turn it on the lathe right away. Walnut develops nice color if it sits awhile, so maybe this piece is just getting better as it ages.

We have a nice black walnut stump in our house. We got it from my Grandpa when he died. Its 10 ft wide, and 4 foot tall. Lord knows how much it weighs. We use it as a table, kind of. Its beautiful, great color, hasnt split yet.

We have a "wood worker" friend, who does EVERYTHING with different types of wood. Lathe, sculpture, everything. About a year ago he had a friend come over and look at our stump, the guy offered us $5000. Not $500, $5000.

I know yer stump aint as big as ours, but i'm just saying. Sometimes they're cool to hang onto, sometimes its nice just to get rid of it to turn a profit.

Nice find buddy.

some wood is very valuable, depends on the color and grain, some is valuable because it is llegal to cut any more. here in florida cypris logs are mined from rivers and creeks at huge prices, it is a whole industry here. sort of like treeasure hunting. arround the bottom of a cypris are little rounded stumps called knees. people arround here used to cut them and make little trolls or gomes out of them. today if you get caught cutting one it is a huge fine and prison time, not jail time. even if you have one in your posession that you found you better be able to prove how and where you got it.

You can sell wood on ebay. I was looking around and saw a guy sold a Mesquite stump for $75 on there. I collect Mesquite when I see it (which is often in west Texas) for my grill and cut the stump off the last tree I found.

Search the completed listings in the catagory "lumber" for an idea of what to ask for it.