Black Walnut Slabs in Monroe, CT
Looking for kiln dried black walnut slabs in Connecticut? Tougas Timberworks sells them in Monroe at $15 per board foot. Eric mills the walnut, dries it himself to 6 to 8 percent moisture, and sells it rough to makers and woodworkers. You pick the slab up in Monroe.
Walnut Milled and Dried in One Shop
Black walnut is the slab makers ask for most. The dark chocolate heartwood, the lighter sapwood at the edges, and the natural live edge make it the wood people build their dining tables, counters, and shelves around. Eric keeps walnut moving through the shop because there is steady demand for it.
The difference here is that one person handles the full cycle. Eric sources the logs, mills them on site, and dries them in his own kiln before any slab is sold. He can tell you where a slab came from, how long it dried, and what it measured when it left the kiln. That is the kind of answer a distributor cannot give you.
Walnut is $15 per board foot. Other hardwoods like hard maple, cherry, and sycamore run about $12 per board foot. Slabs are sold rough and unsurfaced. See the full rotating inventory on the hardwood lumber page.
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Why Kiln Dried Beats Green Walnut
A fresh-cut walnut slab can hold a lot of water. Build with it before it dries and the wood keeps moving inside your finished piece. It cups, it gaps at the seams, and it can split. That is the problem makers run into when they buy green slabs and rush to the bench.
Eric dries every slab in his own iDry kiln to furniture-grade moisture content of 6 to 8 percent. Because he runs the full cycle, source to mill to kiln, he catches a check or a wet pocket while the wood is still in the shop, not after you have built a table around it. Kiln dried walnut is stable, predictable, and ready to work.
If your project needs a different species, the same kiln-dried stock is sold as white oak slabs and built into live edge dining tables and live edge countertops when a project calls for finished work instead of raw material.
The number that matters on a slab is not the price. It is the moisture content. Buy walnut at 6 to 8 percent and it stays put. Buy it green and it fights you for a year.
From Shop Visit to Pickup
Reach out by phone, email, or the quote form and tell Eric what you are building and the rough sizes you need. Inventory rotates as he mills and dries new material, so he will tell you what walnut is on hand before you make the trip.
Then you come to the Monroe shop, look at the rough-cut slabs in person, and pick the one that fits your project by grain, width, and length. You pay $15 per board foot for what you choose and take it with you. Seeing the wood before you buy is the point.
Walnut Slab Terms
- +$15 per board foot for black walnut
- +Other hardwoods about $12 per board foot
- +Kiln dried to 6 to 8 percent moisture content
- +Sold rough and unsurfaced
- +Sizes vary, contact for current inventory
- +Pickup at the Monroe, CT shop
Need it built instead of raw? Eric makes dining tables from the same walnut. Or get in touch.
Black Walnut Slab Questions
How much do black walnut slabs cost?
Black walnut slabs are $15 per board foot at Tougas Timberworks. Other hardwoods like hard maple, cherry, and sycamore run about $12 per board foot. The total for a given slab depends on its size, so multiply the board footage by the rate. Eric quotes the exact number when you see the slab in person at the Monroe shop.
What does board foot mean for pricing a slab?
A board foot is a unit of lumber volume, 144 cubic inches, the equivalent of a piece 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch thick. Slabs are priced by total board footage, so a thicker or longer slab costs more than a thin, short one at the same per board foot rate. At $15 per board foot, a slab that measures 10 board feet runs $150.
Are the slabs kiln dried or sold green?
Every slab is kiln dried. Eric dries his stock in his own iDry kiln to furniture-grade moisture content of 6 to 8 percent. Green wood that has not been dried moves, cups, and cracks once it sits in a heated, climate-controlled home. Kiln dried walnut is stable and ready to work, which is why makers and woodworkers buy it for tables, counters, and shelves.
What sizes of black walnut slabs do you have?
Sizes vary because each slab comes off a different log. The inventory rotates as Eric mills new material and sells what is dry. Rather than guess at what is on hand, contact him for current inventory and he will tell you what walnut is available in the lengths, widths, and thicknesses you need.
Can Eric flatten or surface a slab before pickup?
Slabs are sold rough and unsurfaced at the per board foot rate. If you need a slab flattened or surfaced, talk to Eric about it when you visit. He mills and builds full time, so surfacing and flattening can be arranged as added work on top of the slab price.
Where do I pick up the slabs?
Pickup is at the Monroe, CT shop. You come by, look at the rough-cut walnut in person, pick the slab that fits your project, and take it with you. Seeing the grain and the natural edge before you buy is the whole point, so the shop visit is how most makers choose their wood.
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Tell Eric what you are building, then come to the Monroe shop and pick your slab off the rack. You see the grain and the live edge before you pay a dollar.