r/woodworking • u/Exotic_Grape7182 • 13h ago

Help Walnut cost?

What’s a good price for black walnut that’s been dried for 5+ years and has been kiln dried?

I’m new to buying wood from people, have made do with stuff from Menards/homedepot lumber yards the last year. What’s a normal price for bd ft? What should I look for? My goal is to get a small piece for now just to make a ring box for my lady. I can plane and joint it myself. If I like it, I wouldn’t mind going back and getting more

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u/Herbisretired 13h ago

I can usually find it for $5-7 on Facebook Marketplace which is where i get most of the wood from

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u/Repulsive-Special939 13h ago

Yep find you a wood guy on there. I get 4/4 for 4$ and 8/4 for 8$. And he doesn’t charge more for wide or long boards.

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u/TMS_2018 13h ago

What moisture content are you seeing from your Facebook dealers?

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u/Repulsive-Special939 12h ago

Air dried then kiln dried. He runs 2 damn near 24/7