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   boilerbay | Sep 27, 2009 05:43pm | #1

   PH,

   A lot of the sawyers out here saw what they can get and contrary to what most believe the famous Oregon black walnuts are not that plentiful. Pockets here and there. More plentiful as you head south toward Ca. Some claro but again more toward the south. We have a lot of big leaf maple and red/black alder(poor man's cherry). You can find them on the western side of the Willamette Valley but more on the eastern side and also up toward Mt. St Helens, Wa. Most of the far western side of the state is DGF/cedar/sitka/spruce/shore pine and some redwood. Still young high acid forests.
   I don't know where they come from but we have a lot of hard maple and other hardwood full logs land in the driftwood piles. Even had some mohog. Probably off the South American freighters. A little hard to get them off the sand though :)

   Best bet is ask when you get here. The is a little of everything but not of consequence.
   In Portland, go to Gilmer's. They have it all but it's a cut wood shop. Only the best of everything. Checkthem out at http://www.gilmerwood.com/
   Bring a fat wallet.

   Best

   BB

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   KeithNewton | Sep 27, 2009 05:51pm | #2

   Here is a link to start searching.
   http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/directories/sdd.cgi

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   oldusty | Sep 28, 2009 02:26am | #3

   PH ,     Look for some Myrtle and possibly Yew .

             So lets see  , yew and Myrtle ,,,,

    

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   Daninvan | Sep 28, 2009 05:32am | #4

   I've been to Gilmer's a couple of times. They have a great selection, but it's a bit hit and miss with the staff. Also, if you don't know what you are looking for they are not well set up for browsing, a lot of their wood is stacked. You can also try http://www.nwtimber.net/default/home they specialize more in the local woods, mostly higher end stuff and also not cheap. Quite friendly and well set up for browsing and poking around.Some others that I have noted but never visited, (sorry if my geography is off, I don't live in Oregon)
   http://oregonwildwood.com
   http://www.gobywalnut.com/
   http://www.rosecitylumber.com/Good luck!

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   boilerbay | Sep 28, 2009 04:52pm | #6

   Dusty,Yeah, I forgot about the comedy team of Yew & Myrtle ;)PFOn Oregon's Walnuts:Be careful if your after Claro here. Claro Walnut is not synonymous with Oregon Black Walnut as one of the suggested suppliers claims.We do have some very rare true Claro grown here but much of what is called Claro here is actually the result of Juglans nigra & Juglans Hindsii, a cross between Eastern Black Walnut and true Claro Walnut.
   On the other hand Juglans californica is called Claro, California Walnut, California Black Walnut and Southern California Walnut. It is generally not recognized as a true claro although it has a few the characteristics.True Claro Walnut is only from Juglans Hindsii (Hind's Black Walnut) not Juglans californica. It is a species all by itself. There are just a few remaining sporadic native stands and it is an endangered species. Almost all are in the area between San Francisco (Walnut Creek) and the Rogue river in Oregon. Most in the Sacramento Valley.It is commercially important as a more rot resistant and stable root base for English Walnut grafting for orchard use. EW is very prone to root rot in it's early stages.

   The true Claro most commonly sold is the root stock from the harvested orchard trees, the grain and color of which, can be wildly variable, especially where the two woods meet.Oregon also has some limited stocks of white oak.BB

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   oldusty | Sep 28, 2009 06:40pm | #7

   bb , thanks for the education on Walnutz.

              The Oaks and Maples that grow out West here are not nearly as hard as the Eastern varieties .Not sure about the Walnut ?

              Myrtle is pretty , wonder if she is witty too ?

                                dusty , perhaps the last warm day of summer today

        still no fish on the hook , am trying they are there

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   boilerbay | Sep 28, 2009 10:21pm | #8

   smokin one here - but then someone gave it to me :)

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   oldusty | Sep 28, 2009 10:27pm | #9

   where do you find rolling papers that big ?

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   boilerbay | Sep 29, 2009 01:18am | #10

   Salmon!Not Oregon Fern....sides, got to go to the valley for the big papers and I gave up being a valdude.It turned cold up here too. Time to go to my sawyer and pick up a sweet load of blonde flame alder that he's been drying for me.
   Reeeel slow drying -- bout 1/2 temp/14 weeks.Pure 14" high red color striations with quilting that stayed mostly red all the way through the drying -- when last I looked. Never seen the like. Thought it was a spalt but no. Flames shoot straight up from a quilt/fiddleback and then go clear. From the first 6' up from the trunk base. Had him cut them 6/4 and 8/4 . The markings held for about 25" right thru the center. He was going to cant it but I yelled, raised one eyebrow and shook my finger upon him and thus he relented.
   I'll post a photo if the color holds.Thinking bout booking them for some cab fronts.
   I'm going to use the 8/4 for concave fronts.Did you know that Alder bark is a native aspirin? Indians used to use it for headaches, loaded with salicylic acid. BB

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   oldusty | Sep 29, 2009 03:04am | #11

   bb, didn't know that about the Alder bark ,

       You know about Taxol derived from Yew wood bark a cancer medicine .

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   jonnieboy | Sep 28, 2009 07:13am | #5

   Pheasant Hunter,

   Some sightseeing tours worth considering:

   Wenzloff Saws, Blue Spruce Tools, Bridge City Toolworks.

   I do believe Sawstop is right outside of Portland as well, although I'm not sure what there would be to "see." Tigard, maybe?

   Have fun!

   --Jonnieboy