Gerald if a small bench sheller does not work out you can search marketplace and can probably come up with an old hand crank sheller like the ones that used to sit beside the corn crib. I found an old rickety wood framed one 60 miles away. It worked great, only problem was my stamina didn't work so good so I rigged up a motor. The husked walnuts came out the end and fell into a tub of water. The good walnuts sank the husks and undesirable walnuts floated to the top. Every so often I would need to skim the husks and floaters. After they dried spread out on my trailer for a few days I threw them into an old clothes dryer and tumbled them for a half hour or so with no heat though I don't see why low heat won't hurt them. Warning! Do not use your wife's clothes dryer if you don't want to sleep in the garage for a week! They came out nice and smooth. Now they are laying on a sheet of plywood with a fan blowing on them. I did about 150 pounds of finished walnuts and it took longer gathering the equipment and setting up than it did running them through. Super99 posted a picture of a neat walnut picker upper that works real slick if you really want to get into it.
It was nice to visit with you at Shelby. Hope to see you next year.
This post was edited by fixerupper on 10/21/2021 at 02:07 pm.
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