The Walnut Family
Scientific Name: | Lovoa trichilioides |
Location: | West Tropical Africa |
Dried Weight: | 34lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 940lbf |
Crushing Strength: | 6,700lbf /in2 |
African Walnut has a heartwood with a pale brown to chocolate brown color with darker brown streaks. Sometimes it has a grey, purple, or reddish cast. The sapwood is a pale yellow-grey to nearly white color. The grain is straight, but can be irregular and it has a medium texture. The wood gives off a moderate lustre. The end grain is semi-ring-porous. African Walnut is rated as very durable in regards to decay. It is easy to work with and glues, stains, and finishes well. It also responds well to steam bending.
Scientific Name: | Juglans nigra |
Location: | Eastern USA |
Dried Weight: | 38lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 1,000lbf |
Crushing Strength: | 7,580lbf /in2 |
Black Walnut has a heartwood which is golden yellow to a reddish brown color, sometimes with darker streaks and veins. The wood darkens upon exposure to light and with age. The sapwood is a medium yellow to light grey color. The grain is slightly interlocked, sometimes straight, and it has a medium uniform texture. The wood gives off a high natural lustre. The end grain is diffuse-porous. It is rated as moderately durable in regards to decay. The wood is easy to work with and turns, glues, and finishes well.
Scientific Name: | Juglans hindsii, Juglans californica |
Location: | California |
Dried Weight: | 40lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 1,130lbf |
Crushing Strength: | not available |
Claro Walnut has a heartwood which is golden yellow to a reddish brown color, sometimes with darker streaks and veins. The wood darkens upon exposure to light and with age. The sapwood is a nearly white color. The grain is slightly interlocked, sometimes straight, and it has a medium uniform texture. The wood gives off a high natural lustre. The end grain is diffuse-porous. It is rated as moderately durable in regards to decay. The wood is easy to work with and turns, glues, and finishes well.
Scientific Name: | Juglans regia |
Location: | Eastern Europe and Western Asia |
Dried Weight: | 40lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 1,220lbf |
Crushing Strength: | 7,280lbf /in2 |
English Walnut has a heartwood which is golden yellow to a reddish brown color, sometimes with darker streaks and veins. The wood darkens upon exposure to light and with age. The sapwood is a nearly white color. The grain is slightly interlocked, sometimes straight, and it has a medium uniform texture. The wood gives off a high natural lustre. The end grain is diffuse-porous. It is rated as moderately durable in regards to decay. The wood is easy to work with and turns, glues, and finishes well.
Scientific Name: | Dracontomelon mangiferum |
Location: | Southeast Asia |
Dried Weight: | 39lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 910lbf |
Crushing Strength: | 6,730lbf /in2 |
New Guinea Walnut has a heartwood which is a light brown color, sometimes with a reddish, grayish, greenish cast. The sapwood is a pink to gray color. The grain is interlocked and irregular and has a medium to coarse texture. The wood is rated as non-durable to perishable in regards to decay. It is good to work with and glues and finishes well.
Scientific Name: | Juglans spp. |
Location: | Southern Mexico, Central and South America |
Dried Weight: | 37lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 960lbf |
Crushing Strength: | 6,550lbf /in2 |
Peruvian Walnut has a deep chocolate brown color, sometimes with a purplish hue. The grain is straight, but can be irregular and it has a medium to coarse texture. The wood gives off a good natural lustre. The end grain is diffuse-porous. It is rated as moderately durable in regards to decay. It is easy to work with and glues, stains, and finishes well.
Scientific Name: | Endiandra palmerstonii |
Location: | Northern Queensland |
Dried Weight: | 43lbs/ft3 |
Janka Hardness: | 1,670lbf |
Crushing Strength: | 9,950lbf /in2 |
Queensland Walnut has a medium pinkish brown to dark brown color, sometimes with streaks of pink, greenish gray, or black colors. The grain is interlocked, and wavy, and it has a medium texture. The wood gives off a moderate natural lustre. It is rated as moderately durable to non-durable in regards to decay. It is a tricky wood to work with but does glues, stain, and finish well.