I have been on the hunt for very old tonewoods to build out my selection for The Woodsman and domestic woods in general.
Old wood is a treasure hunt. Up here in the Northeast the Industrial Revolution came and went a long, long time ago.
Many of the old mills and factories built in the 1800's that have since been converted for new uses or have just gone to waste.
A lot of great old growth woods went into the construction of these buildings, the trick is to ferret out the good stuff.
The boards above are old Black Walnut I found which looks like this when cleaned up:
It's a treasure hunt!