Goby Walnut

Armed with a strong work ethic and a maker's spirit, Gary Goby began harvesting dying Walnut trees from the Willamette Valley as a means of making his own muzzle-loading gunstocks in the early 1970’s. A doctor by day and a lumberman by night, Gary’s passion for controlling the process from tree to board was apparent in the stocks that he produced. Gary wanted to share his success with other passionate builders, so he launched Goby Walnut in 1976. We’ve grown since then, but our philosophy remains the same. Our mission is to empower makers to create their best work by providing unique and inspiring material. We're also on a mission to close the sustainability loop. Salvaging dead and dying material is nothing new, but growing seedlings and replanting 5 trees for every tree that we mill, is! If interested, please ask us how to get involved.