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You can use it for just about anything that you want. It is a beautiful brownish colored wood. You just find that much any more, you made a good score. Build something that you will treasure with it.

A hundred years ago here woodworkers were making rocking chairs with it. Now the trees are cherished especially with the cull of elm trees due to Dutch elm, in the last 6 months another 400 from the city had to be downed, but the chestnuts remain. The city does look bare tho. You might want to try a rocker, I never have but want to try one some time.

Beautiful wood. I have never use it, so I can not give you any recommendations.

Madts.

A venerable tree species. It’s really is too bad about the Dutch elm disease that has nearly eradicated it. I’m sure you will find an appropriate project for it.

Did I misunderstand this, I thought it was blight that wiped out the Chestnut trees. I’m curious because last year I planted 2 in my yard that are supposedly blight resistant variety.

Thanks for the info. Fred – The Blight did wipe out millions but back east there are a few and on isolated farms there seems to be a few more in the west. I have 24" + wide boards- never been used- some with bark on. This is not the only one in the area. They were planted early 100’s or late 1800’s. I will get some more pictures when the rest is home.