Walnut / Okkerneut - American
Typically easy to work provided the grain is straight and regular. Planer tearout can sometimes be a problem when surfacing pieces with irregular or figured grain. Glues, stains, and finishes well, (though walnut is rarely stained). Responds well to steam bending
Product Details
Juglans nigra
- Colour / Appearance
- Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Sometimes have a grey purple or reddish cast
- Uses
- Furniture cabinetry gunstocks interior paneling veneer turned items and other small wooden objects and novelties
- Grain / Texture
- Grain is usually straight but can be irregular. Has a medium texture and moderate natural luster
- Janka Hardness
- 1010 lbf (4490 N)