Black Walnut
Black Walnut: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Juglans nigra
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 1,010 lbf
- Colour
- chocolate brown with pale sapwood
- Workability
- easy
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- moderate
- Price band
- high
- Typical uses
- Fine furniture, gunstocks, veneer, cutting boards
- Working notes
- Works well by hand and machine; stable; pricey.
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