Black Walnut

Black Walnut is one of America's most widely known and most valuable species. The wood is moderately heavy, hard, and strong. The heartwood color ranges from light brown to chocolate brown -- sometimes with purplish overtones; the sapwood is light brown, and often steam treated in order to reduce the contrast. Black Walnut grows throughout the eastern United States, but in relatively low quantities. The wood works easily, stains and finishes extremely well and is often used in furniture and for architectural products which highlight its particular grain pattern, color, and texture.

Botanical Name
Juglans nigra

Uses
Furniture, cabinets, architectural panels, doors, floors, gun stocks, woodenware.

Relative Working Properties
Machining: Excellent
Resistance to splitting in nailing: Fair
Resistance to splitting in screwing: Good
Gluing: Good