American Black Walnut

Download Specifications PDF

Durability: Moderately Durable
Colour: Dark
Sizes available: 25, 40, 50 mm

Trade Name:  Walnut – American
Botanical Species:  Juglans nigra
Other Names:   Black Walnut
Country of Origin:  U.S.A. & Canada
Air Dry Density:  660kgs/m³
Durability:  Moderately Durable
Strength:   SD5

 

Characteristics: 
• The wood has a fine even texture but a rather coarse grain.
• The colour is a rich chocolate-brown to purplish-black.
• The sapwood is pale brown, however with conditioning through steaming the sapwood is coloured to the heartwood shade.
Working Qualities: 
• The timber is moderately hard, tough and strong, however it is easily worked.
• It finishes well and takes an excellent polish.
Uses:
• Fine furniture, high-class joinery, gun stocks, musical instruments.

 

Product Attributes:
• Uniform chocolate-brown / black.
• Machines well.
• Veneers available.
• Strong grain figure.
• Flat sawn.
• Good staining and polishing qualities.
Product Limitations:
• Quality of timber can have knots in prime boards
• Seldom over 3.0m.
• No fixed widths.
• American grading rules apply.