Black Walnut Dirk Handle

**Kilted Carver** · 27th March 10, 02:28 PM

I LOVE black walnut!! Very nice to work with and it is soooo beautiful when finished. Heres the pics:
This set is after the carving and sanding,

And here it is finished:

Mating with me axe,

Thanks for looking......

**longhuntr74** · 27th March 10, 03:03 PM

You are a true craftsman, my friend! All the way!

**piperdbh** · 27th March 10, 05:24 PM

Now you're talking. Black walnut's my favorite wood, and my brother is installing a floor of it in his house.

Very fine carving. Thanks for posting it.

**BoldHighlander** · 27th March 10, 05:36 PM

Beautiful!

I too like Black Walnut. In fact I have a roughed out rifle stock in English Black Walnut to eventually be used for an 18th century German jaeger rifle project

**Kilted Carver** · 27th March 10, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

Beautiful!

I too like Black Walnut. In fact I have a roughed out rifle stock in English Black Walnut to eventually be used for an 18th century German jaeger rifle project

That sounds very cool. I'd like to see that.

**BoldHighlander** · 27th March 10, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Carver

That sounds very cool. I'd like to see that.

It'll be a while yet ($$$ - for lock & barrel etc), but as it comes about I'll send pics your way

**Luckey** · 27th March 10, 08:32 PM

Very nice indeed!

**ChattanCat** · 28th March 10, 06:02 AM

You do good work. I have a walnut nut in my truck, just waiting to find a good place to plant a tree.

**Bugbear** · 28th March 10, 06:55 AM

Ya Wally Cat, those walnut husks also have a chemical in them that can prevent other plants from growing, and the mess could become a big problem for the lawn. Plant very carefully.

On the other hand, it is very nice wood...

I used to have a Les Paul guitar made of walnut, with a black walnut fingerboard. It's not ABW, but still very nice.

**piperdbh** · 28th March 10, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by ChattanCat

You do good work. I have a walnut nut in my truck, just waiting to find a good place to plant a tree.

I'd suggest planting it in a pot, and when it grows into a sapling big enough to transplant, plant it for good in the woods somewhere. As it grows up and bears nuts of its own, the squirrels will "plant" them all over the woods and in several years they'll have a new walnut grove and permanent food supply.