American Walnut in Pacific Palisades, California
Posted on
3/1/2022
American black walnut is a medium to large hardwood, native to the eastern regions of North America. Its heartwood ranges from a golden to rich chocolate brown color, occasionally with thin streaks of a darker purplish-brown. Sapwood is a distinct creamy white color. American black walnut is a fine and normally straight-grained wood, although occasionally it has an attractive wavy or curly grain, giving it a highly decorative design.
American black walnut is a medium to large hardwood, native to the eastern regions of North America. Its heartwood ranges from a golden to rich chocolate brown color, occasionally with thin streaks of a darker purplish-brown. Sapwood is a distinct creamy white color. American black walnut is a fine and normally straight-grained wood, although occasionally it has an attractive wavy or curly grain, giving it a highly decorative design.
By virtue of its appearance, resilience and ready workability - being only moderately hard - American black walnut is a fantastic cabinet making wood. It performs well with both machine and hand tools as well as can be polished to a high finish. It is also a great timber for carving and turning and is good for steam bending. It glues satisfactorily if conditions are properly controlled. It is suited to premium cabinetwork, and is a timber of choice for gunstocks. The timber is also used for doors, flooring, joinery, moldings, and turnings.
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