Black Walnut Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Black Walnut Alternative Name 1: American Black Walnut
Black Walnut Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Black Walnut Amount of Natural Luster: Low, becomes lustrous with age
Black Walnut Availability of Wood: Adequate
Black Walnut Available As Lumber: Yes
Black Walnut Available as Veneer: Yes
Black Walnut Available only in small sizes: No
Black Walnut Bending Strength: Moderate
Black Walnut Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Black Walnut Botanical Name: Juglans nigra
Black Walnut Carving: Good, easy to carve
Black Walnut Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Black Walnut Color of Wood: Dark Brown
Black Walnut Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Black Walnut Crushing Strength: Moderate
Black Walnut Decorative Figure: Yes
Black Walnut Density: High
Black Walnut Drilling: Very good
Black Walnut Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Black Walnut Gluing: Average - Requires control
Black Walnut Grain: Mostly Straight
Black Walnut Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Black Walnut Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Black Walnut Hand Tooling: Average
Black Walnut Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Black Walnut Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Black Walnut Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
Black Walnut Interlocked Grain: Yes
Black Walnut Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Black Walnut Machine Tools: Average
Black Walnut Mortising: Very good
Black Walnut Movement after drying: Low
Black Walnut Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Black Walnut Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Black Walnut Natural Durability: Very durable
Black Walnut Number of Knots: Low
Black Walnut Painting: Good
Black Walnut Planing: Average
Black Walnut Polishing: Good
Black Walnut Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 40
Black Walnut Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 40
Black Walnut Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Black Walnut Sanding: Good
Black Walnut Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Black Walnut Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Black Walnut Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Black Walnut Shaping: Rather difficult
Black Walnut Size of Knots: Intermediate
Black Walnut Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Black Walnut Specific Gravity: High
Black Walnut Specific Gravity maximum: .59
Black Walnut Specific Gravity minimum: .55
Black Walnut Staining: Good
Black Walnut Steam Bending: Good
Black Walnut Stiffness: High
Black Walnut Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Black Walnut Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
Black Walnut Toughness: High
Black Walnut Turning: Very good
Black Walnut Weight: Heavy
Black Walnut Wood Defects: Check (or split), honeycomb (or collapse), ring check, stain
Black Walnut Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Black Walnut Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Black Walnut Use for Carving: YES
Black Walnut Use for Cooperage: no
Black Walnut Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Black Walnut Use for Flooring: no
Black Walnut Use for Furniture: YES
Black Walnut Use for Handles: no
Black Walnut Use for Heavy Construction: no
Black Walnut Use for Inlay: no
Black Walnut Use for Interior Finish: YES
Black Walnut Use for Light Construction: no
Black Walnut Use for Marine Applications: YES
Black Walnut Use for Marquetry: no
Black Walnut Use for Millwork: no
Black Walnut Use for Models and Patterns: no
Black Walnut Use for Musical Instruments: YES
Black Walnut Use for Novelties: YES
Black Walnut Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Black Walnut Use for Shingles: no
Black Walnut Use for Sports Equipment: no
Black Walnut Use for Turnery: YES
Black Walnut Use for Woodenware: no