FURNITURE AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MATERIAL

BLACK WALNUT SLABS, Juglans nigra Linn. - "Planetary Class"

Black walnut wood is used for premier furniture, guitars, and other hardwood applications (like gunstocks). Once every five years, or more, a quality known as "Planetary Class" becomes available for sale, as a grade. This is a very rare size and quality of Black Walnut wood. Dimensions are given for this grade, along with a number of other grades for this special one-time sale

A board-foot measurement is defined as a 1-inch thick slab, by one foot wide and one foot long. Current inventory on Black Walnut slabs range from 4.5" to 3.5 inches thick, enough thickness for lapping and still offering more than a 3-inch slab for fine furniture use.

"Planetary Class," very rare

9 slabs 14.6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3.5 inches thick

"Artisitic Grade," Crotch Slab form - semi rare

9 slabs 8.5 feet long, 3 to 4 feet wide, 3.5 inches thick

9 slabs 6 feet long, 4 to 5 feet wide, 3.75 inches thick

8 slabs 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, 2.5 inches thick

Beam Grade. semi-rare

12 slabs 9 feet long, 12 inches wide, 4 inches thick

2 slabs 13 feet long, 12 inches wide, 4.5 inches thick

12 slabs 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, 2 inches thick

20 slabs 4 feet long, 16 to 18 inches wide, 2.5 inches thick

Lumber Grade - semi-rare

3,000 board feet, various sizes 4 to 8 feet long, 4 to 12 inches wide, 2.5 inches thick

Prices: Last year, a 14-foot by 5-foot slab sold for $4,500 to a furniture manufacturer in California. The resulting hand-carved table sold for $25,000. Current purchases are negotiable, including a gross sale for all inventory. Samples and photographs of the inventory are now available for review.

CONTACT: Richard Alan Miller

Agricultural Consultant