[Junie]

We have a couple of Walnut trees and OH has been cracking nuts all evening!, can anybody think of any uses for walnut shells?  We don't like to see things go to waste.

[tode]

We find em excellent for lighting the fire 

[michellela]

According to wiki they can be used during the process of oil well drilling.  So, there you go then.  Hope that helps.

[RichardA]

can be used to clean out difficult to access glassware like decanters and narrow vases, just add broken shells and some water and shake vigorously. That has taken half a handful at least. Ours all go on the compost
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[Junie]

I have just had a thought.  I was wondering whether they would be good slug deterrents, if broken up a bit and sprinkled on the ground ?

[arugula]

We had a go at the slug deterrent use, Junie. It wasn't all that successful as they're hard to break up even after light oven toasting to crisp up.

We tend to use them as tode recommended, for fire lighting. They're great at that!

[Junie]

We had a go at the slug deterrent use, Junie. It wasn't all that successful as they're hard to break up even after light oven toasting to crisp up.

We tend to use them as tode recommended, for fire lighting. They're great at that!

Good to know, thank you .I was thinking of taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut!!

[kevinp]

You can use them in a sand blaster as a more softer medium than sand 

[Junie]

You can use them in a sand blaster as a more softer medium than sand 

gosh - how many would I need !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tode]

Rice is good, too 

[Thrift]

According to wiki they can be used during the process of oil well drilling.  So, there you go then.  Hope that helps.

That's handy ..... just feel like popping over the field for a bit of drilling 

[TheSpartacat]

Little bowls for hamsters? :-D

[Junie]

Little bowls for hamsters? :-D

They's knock those over or put them in their pouch!!    It did give me the idea of hamster hard hats though!

[TheSpartacat]

Hard hats!!! Fah-bulous!!!! 

Here's another idea... Christmas hanging ornaments!!!
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/good-fortune-walnuts-674982/

[orchardlady]

My children when young used to have lots of fun in the bath or the paddling pool using them a little boats.