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Walnut

Botanical Name
Juglans nigra

Other Names
Black walnut

Origin
Central USA

Sapwood Colour
Creamy white

Heartwood Colour

Light brown to dark brown and dark streaks

Grain
Usually straight occasionally wavy or irregular

Texture
Uniform but coarse

Common Uses
Furniture, cabinetry, interior decoration, doors, flooring, panelling

Physical Properties at MC 12%

Density kg/m3 641
Specific gravity0.55
Hardness N4492
Bending StrengthN/mm2105.2
StiffnessN/mm211800
Radial shrinkage %4
Tangential shrinkage %
7

Working Properties

StabilityxxxBendingxx
MachiningxxxScrewingxxx
GluingxxxPaintingxxx
Sandingxxx Staining xxxx

xxxx = excellent
xxx = good

xx = fair
x = not good