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Dennis Ulrich

Dennis Ulrich

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I built this box as a birthday present for my grandson who turns 17 next week. The walnut was from a tree planted by his great-great uncle in 1912. I harvested it in 1995, the year he was born.
 

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Great looking box Dennis:thumb: and the history behind the wood is pretty cool also:) your grandson will treasure it and maybe pass on down to his grandchildren some day:)
 
Tom Becnel said:
Cool man! The story behind it is very cool, you should type that up on a card to leave in the box for future generations!
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I now own the land on which my great uncle planted 8 walnuts and 5 black locust trees in what the county now claims as highway right of way. The county would have removed them; but I decided to do it myself and recover the wood. It turned out to be about 900 bd ft of walnut. I have used this wood only for gifts for family members and include the story with each gift. Thus far, I have used about 50 bd ft, so I have a lot more gifts to make.
 
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