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Salvaging a row of Huge Dead and Dying Claro Walnut Trees
In June of 2019 we had the opportunity to salvage a row of huge dead and dying Claro Walnut trees ...
Salvaging a Large Dying Claro Walnut Tree in Woodland, Ca
We had the opportunity to salvage a large dying Claro Walnut tree in Woodland, Ca on October 29, 2018.The tree ...
Salvaging 3 Dead Bastogne and Claro Walnut Trees from Davis, Ca
We salvaged 3 dead Bastogne and Claro Walnut trees from a ranch in Davis, Ca on 3/18/2019. Unfortunately, the trees ...
Happy Easter 2019
We wish for you a day filled with hope, love, family and friends. May your traditions bring you a day ...
Hoping You Had a Great 2018 and Wishing you An Even Better 2019
It simply "wood'nt" be prudent to let 2018 fade into 2019 without saying thank you for letting us make a ...
Salvaging Super Claro Walnut Burls from being Firewood
We had the opportunity to salvage a large Walnut orchard that the farmer was pulling out due disease and lack ...
Salvaging a Dying Elm Tree from Famous Mckinley Park Neighborhood
We recently had the opportunity to salvage a dying Elm tree from Sacramento's famous Mckinley park neighborhood. The tree had ...
Are the Woods That You Use Really Salvaged? How Do You Know?
How do you know for sure that the live edge wood slabs or lumber that you are using are truly ...
Just Listed! Beautiful Curly Old Growth Redwood Slabs Salvaged from Ancient Redwood Stumps
We just listed some beautiful dry curly old growth Redwood slabs that were milled from ancient Redwood stumps in Fort ...
Beautiful Custom Bookmatched Claro Walnut Dining Tables
These are 2 different book matched Claro Walnut dining tables that turned out gorgeous. We bolt the table tops down ...
Just Listed Greg Klassen Inspired River Table Walnut Burl and Bastogne Walnut Slabs
We just listed some gorgeous Walnut Burl and Figured Bastogne Walnut river table(Greg Klassen inspired) slabs. They have a beautiful ...
Would You Put this In Your Dining Room?
This is a gorgeous book matched Claro Walnut Table top that we created from 2 live edge slabs that came ...
Hunski Salvages a Huge Dead Black Walnut Tree
We recently had the great opportunity of salvaging a huge dead Black Walnut tree from a piece of farm land ...
Hunski Salvages the Worlds Largest Straight Claro Black Walnut Tree
We recently had the opportunity to salvage the largest straight Claro Black Walnut tree in the world. The trunk was ...
A New Year to celebrate!
We hop you have had a 2017 full of friends, family and love and that your 2018 will bring you ...
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Hunski Hardwoods. It's amazing another year is on its way out! We look forward to seeing you ...
Happy Thanks Giving
We are thankful for the opportunity to turn "dead trees" into beautiful, usable wood and wood products. We are thankful ...
Thank you to our Veterans!
We wish you and your family a day of appreciation and love. We thank you for your commitment to our ...
Hunski Salvages a Huge 20′ Long Walnut Tree from an Old Homestead
We were contacted by one of our farmer friends who had a Walnut tree he wanted taken down due to ...
Salvaging Large Claro Walnut Trees from an Old Homestead
We have a good friend named Mr.Sieferman who lives on an old family homestead that dates back to the late ...
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
The Hunsakar family wishes all of you a great day. However you spend your holiday, be safe, be warm and ...
Using Wood Pen Blanks
Make unique writing instruments with wood pen blanks: Creating a beautiful wood pen from a block of wood is a ...
Salvaging a Huge Hazardous Black Walnut Tree Planted in 1866
We recently received a called from Mr.Overhouse about a "huge" Black Walnut tree he had in his yard that he ...
What Causes Figure in Maple?
The mysterious origins of curly maple: Have you ever wondered how the figure in figured maple comes into being? Many people ...
400 Year Old Live Edge Figured Old Growth Redwood Slabs
We have a friend in Fort Bragg who has hundreds of acres of old growth Redwood forest. Back in the ...
Custom Claro Walnut Coffee Table
We built this gorgeous coffee table from one of our salvaged Claro Walnut slabs. We filled the cracks with black ...
Caring for Walnut Veneer
Taking care of your veneer furniture: A wood veneer is a very thin sheet of wood that is glued onto ...
Salvaging 3 dead California Black Walnut Trees
We were recently contacted by a homeowner in Davis, Ca who had 4 dead and dying California Black Walnut trees ...
Hunski Select Marblecake English Walnut Rifle Gunstock Blanks
We just listed 3 super hunski select Marblecake English Walnut gunstock rifle blanks along with 1 hunski select Claro Walnut ...
A Precious Resource
Hardwood salvaging: Mother nature wastes nothing. As trees age and fall in the wilderness, the organic material and nutrients in ...
Salvaging Urban Trees
What to do when you have a tree that is looking unhealthy: Do you know what to do when you ...
Salvaging a large Redwood tree from the famous Sacramento fab 40’s neighborhood
We were recently contacted by a homeowner in the fab 40's who had a 120' tall Redwood tree that needed ...
The Benefits of Trees
Good reasons to plant a tree: There are many reasons we value trees in the urban landscape. Here we remind ...
Stabilized Single & Double Dyed Lace Redwood and Walnut Scales
We just cut some super double and single dyed stabilized Lace Redwood Burl and Figured Walnut knife scales ...
Saving 2 Huge Redwood Trees from the Fireplace
We got a call from the owner of these 2 beautiful Redwood trees because the trees were dead and they ...
Saving 3 California Black Walnut Trees from the Fireplace in Yolo
We were contacted by one of our farmer friends who had 3 dead and dying California Black Walnut trees on ...
Walnut Trees
The black walnut tree: The black walnut tree is one of the most valuable of our native trees. It's in ...
Hardwood Salvaging
How do you decide when to have a tree taken down? When a tree is having problems, it is often ...
Salvaging a Huge California Black Walnut Tree from a Farm in YOLO
We were recently contacted by a farmer who had a dying Black Walnut that they needed removed. The tree was ...
Salvaging a Large Dead Black Walnut Tree in YOLO
This beautiful tree sat on the edge of a farm in Yolo, Ca overlooking interstate 5. Unfortunately a years back ...
Salvaging a Dead California Claro Walnut Tree
We were recently contacted by the owner of the Cache Creek Grocery store because they had a dead Claro Walnut ...
More About Burls
An impressive selection of ethically harvested burl wood. A burl is  warty growth or large rounded bump on a tree ...
Hardwood Salvaging
How our hardwood salvaging benefits the community: At Hunski Hardwoods we are in the business of responsibly recovering wood and ...
Salvaging a huge California Black Walnut Tree
This is James with Mr. Lockett who has been the owner of this beautiful tree for over 45 years in ...
From Standing to Slabbing on our Woodmizer WM1000
 Meet Dolores, she was the proud owner of this Huge Bastogne Walnut tree that her dad planted in 1965. She ...
Know the Source
Buy your redwood burl from a reputable company Redwood burl wood has a unique and beautiful pattern, and is highly ...
Turning one Dying Black Walnut into 16 Gorgeous Live Edge Slabs
We recently had the opportunity to salvage a HUGE California Black Walnut Tree from a farm in Northern California. The ...
Saving 2 Hazardous Black Walnut Trees From an Elementary School
We recently salvaged a Large Black Walnut Tree from an elementary school in Northern California. The tree was dying and ...
Figure in Claro Walnut slab
The figure in this Claro Walnut slab is insane. 3-d,flame, snake skin. I love Walnut! ...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from the entire Hunski Family! Be blessed! ...
Huge Walnut Logs in our yard.
Goodbyes are never fun but at least it is going to a great home and we have a stockpile of ...
Saving 4 Giant Claro and Black Walnut Trees from the Chipper
We salvaged these large California Black Walnut and Claro Walnut Trees from a piece of farmland in Northern California. The ...
Monster Redwood Log saved
Another monster Redwood Log saved. 67" wide by 12' long. It's a great day! ...
Big 2nd Growth Redwood log
Saving a big 2nd Growth Redwood log. This tree has a 55" diameter and is 40 years old. It is ...
Salvaging a Large Dying California Black Walnut Tree
We recently were contacted by a farmer who had a large dying California Black Walnut tree that he needed removed ...
Salvaging a Huge California Black Walnut Tree
We salvaged this huge dying Black Walnut tree from a farm in Woodland, California where it had stood for over ...
Saving a Huge California Grafted Black/English Walnut Orchard Tree
This tree stood as an icon for over 100 years. It was part of an old grafted English/Black Walnut orchard ...
Saving a Large Dead Red Elm Tree from Downtown Sacramento
We recently had the opportunity to salvage a Large Red Elm tree from a beautiful home in Downtown Sacramento. The ...
Saving 4 Large Claro and Black Walnut Trees From the Firewood Pile
We salvaged these large California Black Walnut and Claro Walnut Logs from a piece of farmland in Northern California. The ...
Reclaiming Old Historic Red Oak and Douglas Fir Lumber
We reclaimed these Red Oak and Douglas Fir boards from an old barn in Woodland, California that was built in ...
Saving a Large Black Walnut Tree from the Chipper
We salvaged this large Black Walnut tree from a farm in Woodland, CA. The bottom had been rotting for many ...
Salvaging a Large Standing Dead Black Walnut Tree
We salvaged a large California Black Walnut tree from a property in Woodland, California. This was a standing dead tree ...
Saving a Highly Figured Claro Walnut Tree From the Fireplace
We received a call from a farmer in Zamora,CA who was wanting to expand his field so he could plant ...
Salvaging a Very Large Urban Red Elm Log
We Salvaged this large Urban Red Elm log from a residential neighborhood in Davis, Ca in November 2012. The base ...
Salvaging 2 Dead Black Walnut Trees From the Fireplace
We recently salvaged two Walnut Trees from a farm in Rio Linda, California. Both of the trees had been topped ...
Salvaging a Large California Black Walnut Tree
We salvaged this tree from an old farmhouse in West Sacramento, Ca. This tree was severely leaning, dying and began ...
Salvaging Huge Grafted Black and English Walnut Orchard Trees
We recently salvaged a row of 100 year old grafted California black and English Walnut trees from Linden, Ca. These ...
Saving 2 Large Black Walnut Trees from the Chipper
We were driving out to a job in Dixon,Ca when we drove past a walnut orchard and 2 large Black ...
Saving 2 Loads of Grafted Walnut Orchards Logs from the Fireplace
We received a phone call from a firewood cutter who said he was working with a farmer who just removed ...
Salvaging a Severely Leaning Figured California Black Walnut Tree
We got the call from a farmer in Woodland, Ca saying that he had a Black Walnut Tree he needed ...
Salvaging and Milling a Large Bastogne Walnut Log
We salvaged this Huge Bastogne Walnut Log from a farm in Central California. This tree was dying and began to ...
Harvesting a Huge 120′ Tall by 20′ Around Red Gum Eucalyptus Tree
We were contacted by a farmer in Northern California because he wanted a large Red Gum Eucalyptus tree removed. The ...
Salvaged Grafted Claro English Walnut Orchard Trees
We received a call from a farmer who recently removed a small block of large grafted Claro/English Walnut orchard trees ...
Saving A Large Claro Black Walnut Tree From The Fireplace
We salvaged this beautiful Claro Black Walnut Tree from a farmers’ crop field in Yolo County. He contacted us to ...
Where do Walnut Burl Slabs, Billets, Blocks and Veneer Come From?
Claro Black Walnut Burl is mainly found in English Claro Black Walnut Grafted Orchards, but occasionally grows on wild Claro ...
Salvaging Dying Walnut Trees from a Northern CA Church
We recently removed a group of dead, dying and hazardous Walnut Trees from an old church in Northern CA. The ...
Removing a Large Dead Walnut Tree 49″ wide by 10′ tall
We recently removed a large dead Walnut Tree from a piece of farm land in the Sacramento Valley. The tree ...
Salvaging and Milling a 7′ Wide Claro Walnut Tree
The owner of this monster 7' wide Claro walnut tree wanted this tree removed from an old homestead to make ...
2 Large Highly Figured Walnut Trees Salvaged 50″ wide by 16′ long
We recently salvaged 2 large Walnut Trees from an old farm. The tops of these two trees were covered in ...
18′ Long 40″ wide Claro Walnut Log Saved from the Fireplace
One of our good friends was removing an old barn to make room for more crops and there was a ...
Salvaging a Large Walnut Tree from the Fireplace
We received a call from a farmer who had a large Walnut Tree growing in his back yard that he ...
Reclaiming a Downed Pecan Tree
We got the call from a farmer who was in the process of expanding his land in order to plant ...
Hunski Hardwoods Reclaims 3 Large Walnut Trees
We received a call from a 3rd generation farmer who wanted 3 large hazardous walnut trees removed from his piece ...
Hunski Hardwoods Reclaims an 8ft Wide by 8ft Long Black Walnut Tree!
This massive Black Walnut tree was planted between a house and a barn approximately 100+ years ago. Throughout the years ...
Salvaging a 30,000 pound 150 Year Old Walnut Tree
This beautiful giant Walnut Tree is in the Top 10 of the largest Walnut Trees that we have Salvaged. This ...
Salvaging a Dying Giant Walnut Tree
In 2011 we were driving around looking for dead branches on trees and we came across a huge walnut tree ...
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