Thread: Ever seen quilted walnut before?

No? Me neither. So I had to get it. A 6 foot board that's been chilling in a barn since the 1930's when it was harvested. Here it is


For some reason, my pictures can't adequately depict the 3D quality of the wood, this is the best I can do.

Ya learn something new every day. That would make interesting scale material.

Bob

very nice ... i love it !!!

OMG, that is purdy stuff

I don't know if its me or the picture colors are a little off but walnut is usually much darker that said I have used quilted maple before and that looks just like your pics.

Originally Posted by Martin103

I don't know if its me or the picture colors are a little off but walnut is usually much darker that said I have used quilted maple before and that looks just like your pics.

Thats also been in a barn for 80 yrs,put some oil or laquer on it and it will get real dark I think.

That's awesome! Truly...

I've seen a number of boards of that stuff on ebay in the past year. Went for a small fortune.

Originally Posted by BobH

Ya learn something new every day. That would make interesting scale material.

Bob

Thats the point lol. I'm gonna chop it up into 6x2 for anyone who wants to try it. It's just too cool of wood to not share with my SRP friends. Check the classifieds.

Originally Posted by Martin103

I don't know if its me or the picture colors are a little off but walnut is usually much darker that said I have used quilted maple before and that looks just like your pics.

You're right, walnut is usually darker. In person, though, its a lot easier to see that its walnut and not maple. The pics of the scale blanks have wipe on poly on them to show what they'll look like with any sort of finish on them, but the pics really can't show you the 3D effect at all.