Are you interested in purchasing Chestnut lumber?   To inquire about purchasing, email rtn141@aol.com or call 606-678-4878 Wood Available For Sale The American Chestnut Story In the 1800’s the American Chestnut tree was considered to be the most important tree growing in the eastern part of America. One out of four trees was a Chestnut tree. Its wood was used for everything from fence rails to fine furniture. The tasty nuts were an important food for wild and domestic animals as well as the American settlers. In 1904, a blight infecting American Chestnut trees was first noticed in New York. It was traced to an accidentally imported fungus. The fungus spread at the rate of about fifty miles a year. By the 1930’s, most American Chestnut trees were dead! Worms moved into the dead standing trees to eat the moist wood. This created a unique pattern of worm passages - thus “wormy chestnut”. An estimated 4 billion trees were standing dead. Some of this wood was harvested, but because of the worm holes, it was used for general purposes such as barn building. Now, because it is extinct, American Chestnut wood has become even more valuable. Efforts are being made to re-establish the American Chestnut tree. At very best it will be many years before any new American Chestnut wood will be available.  More information on the American Chestnut tree can be found on the web site of the American Chestnut Foundation. The value of American Chestnut lumber continues to increase because the supply is so limited. I have reclaimed a supply of American Chestnut from old structures.   While my American Chestnut wood supply lasts, I am making various items from yo-yo’s to neckties to wall shelves.    I chose to do this so that folks would have the opportunity to acquire useful items at an affordable price from this extinct wood. This is your opportunity to own a piece of American history!