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Botanical Name: Juglans nigra
Other names: walnut, eastern black
walnut, American walnut |
| Black Walnut is
highly prized for its dark-colored true heartwood. It is heavy
and strong, yet easily split and worked.Sources:
Native to eastern North America. It grows mostly alongside
rivers, from southern Ontario, Canada west to southeast South
Dakota, south to Georgia, northern Florida and southwest to
central Texas. |
Characteristics: Black walnut wood
is heavy, strong, and
highly resistant to shock. It ranks with the most durable U.S.
hardwoods. More info... |
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Finishing: When finished, the wood
takes on a smooth velvety surface and a handsome grain pattern. |
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Grain: Normally straight grained. |
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