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Wood Properties of Butternut

Butternut Alternative Name 1

White Walnut

Butternut Amount of Figure

Intermediate

Butternut Amount of Natural Luster

Lustrous

Butternut Availability of Wood

Limited

Butternut Available As Lumber

Yes

Butternut Available as Veneer

Yes

Butternut Available only in small sizes

No

Butternut Bending Strength

Low

Butternut Blunting of Tool Blades

Low

Butternut Botanical Name

Juglans cinerea

Butternut Carving

Good, easy to carve

Butternut Clear Finish or Varnish

Fair

Butternut Color of Wood

Medium Brown

Butternut Contrast between growth rings

Diffuse Porous

Butternut Crushing Strength

Low

Butternut Decorative Figure

No

Butternut Density

Low

Butternut Drilling

Good

Butternut Fill before Finishing

Requires a filler

Butternut Gluing

Good

Butternut Grain

Straight

Butternut Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn

Faint growth ring

Butternut Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn

Faint growth ring stripe

Butternut Hand Tooling

Very Easy

Butternut Hardness

Soft, easy to dent

Butternut Hardwood or Softwood

Hardwood

Butternut Harmful Properties

Non Toxic

Butternut Interlocked Grain

No

Butternut Kiln-dried Shrinkage

Low

Butternut Machine Tools

Easy to Very Easy

Butternut Mortising

Fair or satisfactory

Butternut Movement after drying

Moderate

Butternut Nail Holding

Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out

Butternut Nailing

Good - Seldom splits wood

Butternut Natural Durability

Perishable

Butternut Number of Knots

Low

Butternut Painting

Good

Butternut Planing

Average

Butternut Polishing

Good

Butternut Pounds per cubic foot maximum

27

Butternut Pounds per cubic foot minimum

27

Butternut Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware

No

Butternut Sanding

Rather difficult

Butternut Sawing

Low cutting resistance

Butternut Screw Holding

Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws

Butternut Screwing

Good - Screwing seldom splits wood

Butternut Shaping

Fair or satisfactory

Butternut Size of Knots

Intermediate

Butternut Size of Pores

Large Pores - Open grain

Butternut Specific Gravity

Low

Butternut Specific Gravity maximum

.45

Butternut Specific Gravity minimum

.38

Butternut Staining

Good

Butternut Steam Bending

Satisfactory

Butternut Stiffness

Low

Butternut Surface Preparation for Finishing

No

Butternut Texture of the Wood

Moderately Coarse

Butternut Toughness

Moderate

Butternut Turning

Fair to Average

Butternut Weight

Light

Butternut Wood Defects

Few drying defects

Butternut Work Notes

Requires sharp tools

Butternut Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets

YES

Butternut Use for Carving

YES

Butternut Use for Cooperage

no

Butternut Use for Decorative Veneer

YES

Butternut Use for Flooring

no

Butternut Use for Furniture

YES

Butternut Use for Handles

no

Butternut Use for Heavy Construction

no

Butternut Use for Inlay

no

Butternut Use for Interior Finish

YES

Butternut Use for Light Construction

no

Butternut Use for Marine Applications

no

Butternut Use for Marquetry

no

Butternut Use for Millwork

no

Butternut Use for Models and Patterns

no

Butternut Use for Musical Instruments

no

Butternut Use for Novelties

YES

Butternut Use for Secondary Furniture Components

no

Butternut Use for Shingles

no

Butternut Use for Sports Equipment

no

Butternut Use for Turnery

no

Butternut Use for Woodenware

YES