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American Black Walnut

TEMPERATE HARDWOOD

 American Black Walnut Timber

Family:

 Juglandaceae

Latin Name:

 Juglas nigra

Distribution:

 Eastern USA and Ontario, Canada.

Uses:

 In the USA it is the standard timber of rifle butts and gunstocks. It is extensively used for high-quality furniture, cabinetmaking and interior joinery, boatbuilding, musical instruments, clockcases, turnery and carving. A major timber in plywood manufacture and sliced for panelling, cabinet veneers and decorative veneers for all kinds in the form of stumpwood, crotches, burrs, burls, etc.

General Description:
American Walnut's heartwood is a rich dark brown to purplish-black, mostly straight grained, but with wavy or curly grain occasionally present. The texture is rather coarse. Weight averages 640 kg/m3 (40 lb/ft3); specific gravity .64.  

Mechanical Properties:
This is a tough, hard timber of medium density, with moderate bending and crushing strengths, and low stiffness. It has a good steam bending classification.  

Seasoning:
The timber dries slowly with a marked tendency to warp and distort. It is best to kiln dry the wood for best results. There is very small movement in service.  

Durability:
American Walnut is very durable. Sapwood liable to attack by powder post beetle. The heartwood is resistant to preservative treatment and biodegradation.  

Other Names:

Canaletto, black hickory nut, Canadian walnut, walnut tree.