An Overview Of Black Walnut
Sep 18, 2020
Tree: j. igra
Market place: Black walnut, Eastern Black walnut, Black walnut, as American precious wood, producing area for various areas in the Eastern United States, but the main commercial forest region, is located in the central states such as Ohio, indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas, and surrounding states, scattered into small trees.
It is one of the few trees in the United States that are artificially planted and naturally regenerated.
Its supply is moderate, to limit cutting tree species, there are regional restrictions.
The black walnut wood has a smooth, soft sheen of light dark brown with a purple hue. The cut surface is a large and beautiful parabolic pattern, sometimes with wavy curving tree lines and "bird's peck" needle knobs the size of small fingernails, forming a pleasing decorative pattern.
The sapwood of black walnut is milky white, and heartwood ranges from light brown to dark chocolate, with occasional purple and darker stripes.
After steam treatment sapwood variable depth, and gray is more noble.
Black walnut is easy to use hand tools and mechanical processing, nails, screws and glue fixed performance, excellent paint and dye properties, after polishing can obtain a particularly good surface.
Its dry slowly, need careful nursing, in order to avoid drying aging.
Black walnut has good dimensional stability and has been rated as a highly corrosion resistant heartwood wood, making it the most durable wood, even in environments prone to corrosion.
Black walnuts are very expensive, and furniture is usually made of wood, rarely of solid wood.
The wood veneer is often used in the wood part of the construction work and high - grade classroom furniture.
Because of its dark color and good elasticity, it is also very suitable for making tables and chairs.
The traditional wood veneer can be used for piano surface and interior decoration of middle and high grade cars.
California black walnut bark, which is very precious, is used for interior decoration of higher-grade Mercedes Benz cars, BMW cars and high-end clubs.
