[robtcorl]

Mrs Bob and I can't stand the taste of black walnuts.
The shells, not the hulls, are ground up and used as an abrasive for sandblasting, etc.
I think they are, or were, used to clean jet engines.
The wood is beautiful.

[Rupert]

This is my good deed for the Army of Otis up here in western NY.

Your thoughtfulness and kindness did not go unnoticed.....as soon as Otis made reservations to travel to your place to help clearing out those delicious walnuts, he directed me to give you his highest and most coveted award. There are very few recipients of this reward, so cherish it and flaunt it.



Best Regards!

[RoxnDox]

@Bertwert - Your Fizzix teacher is right: The world is logical. The world is explainable.

We just don't know all the logic, so we can't explain it all.

But I think we know enough to predict the likely consequences of you asking her if she'd wear a bacon bra... "Nice knowing ya, kid. Shame what happened to ya."

[ccc_]

Yes these are the native black walnuts. The hull is green but starts to turns black after the nut falls from the tree. This "black" in the hulls is used to dye wool a nice deep shade of brown. The outer hull is soft and easily removed revealing the hard cased nut inside. This is then cracked open to get at the fruit inside. You get a whole new appreciation for how strong the jaws of a squirrel are when you watch them peel and crack a walnut. When you buy walnuts in the store, the outer hulls are already removed. You have to be careful in handling the hulls as they will permanently stain just about everything they touch.

My father in law had an English walnut tree in his yard. He never got any nuts off it either as the squirrels were very efficient in stripping it clean. It was destroyed in an ice storm in 1991.

a couple of friends and relatives trapped through the winter

they would set their traps and chains in a soup of boiled walnut coverings
the steel would turn a very dark brown and the new smell would be dissipated

after the shells were cracked and the meats extracted the shells were used as a polishing medium in their rock and brass tumblers

substituted for pecans the nuts make very good sandies (cookies)
adding them to ice cream makes them quite usable
as a nut too just munch...not my favorite

as a dyestuff, you're right, great color and it is tenacious
as an aside I've used Earl Grey tea to dye wool roving for fly dubbing...it provides a rich reddish brown that I can't find in the shops
plain old lipton's will give you almost perfect "british tan"...I've used it for cotton hats and shirts that were just not the right color

[robtcorl]

What I'm wearing today:
Socks/Underwear - Bangladesh

Aha, now we know!

[Racer X 69]

My underwear are made in Boise, Idaho.

Uglies. So ugly she’ll beg you to take them off.

A unique 5 panel “No Wedgie” design keeps them from riding up the crack of your, um, well, you know.

Been wearing them exclusively for about 20 years now. Only the best goes under my trousers.

[bertwert]

Aha, now we know!

I'm wearing trousers not a kilt today...

[robtcorl]

I'm wearing trousers not a kilt today...

Gotta keep the trouser trout warm, eh?

[bertwert]

Nevermind, it doesn't work to try and drill sense into old codgers respected gentlemen...

[robtcorl]

it doesn't work to try and drill

Wrong thread dude.
What is the best drill bit? (Sarcasm ) - PentaxForums.com

[gaweidert]

Your thoughtfulness and kindness did not go unnoticed.....as soon as Otis made reservations to travel to your place to help clearing out those delicious walnuts, he directed me to give you his highest and most coveted award. There are very few recipients of this reward, so cherish it and flaunt it.



Best Regards!

It is with great humility, gratitude and appreciation that I accept this award. I shall treasure it always. Please pass on my utmost gratitude to Otis himself.

---------- Post added 10-18-17 at 07:27 PM ----------

a couple of friends and relatives trapped through the winter

they would set their traps and chains in a soup of boiled walnut coverings
the steel would turn a very dark brown and the new smell would be dissipated

after the shells were cracked and the meats extracted the shells were used as a polishing medium in their rock and brass tumblers

substituted for pecans the nuts make very good sandies (cookies)
adding them to ice cream makes them quite usable
as a nut too just munch...not my favorite

as a dyestuff, you're right, great color and it is tenacious
as an aside I've used Earl Grey tea to dye wool roving for fly dubbing...it provides a rich reddish brown that I can't find in the shops
plain old lipton's will give you almost perfect "british tan"...I've used it for cotton hats and shirts that were just not the right color

Thanks for the tips on using tea as a dye. I will have to pass it on to my wife. She has used marigold flowers, onion skins, goldenrod and even Kool Aid as a dye. Plenty of other stuff too.

[Ex Finn.]

Nevermind, it doesn't work to try and drill sense into old codgers respected gentlemen...

Huh, say what?

[Ex Finn.]

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[MarkJerling]

Ok. I am at 555 likes, like to keep it that way so... STOP liking my posts... because it`s like the 555 timer that pretty much chanced the world! Thank you.

There! I fixed it for you.

[Ex Finn.]

There! I fixed it for you.

Thank`s What are friends for...