Most beautiful and well known domestic hardwood.

Grades: Commons, Selects, FAS KD
Thickness & Finishes: S2S 1/2, 13/16 & 1-3/4". Rough 5/8, 1, 1-1/4, 1-1/2, 2, & 3 ".
Widths: Random 4" & wider. Limited wide.
Lengths: Random 6' & longer. 6' - 12'. Heavy 7' - 8'.
Grains: Beautifully figured with uniform texture.
Colors: Chocolate brown with light sapwood.
Misc. Information: Special grading rules. Matching plywood. Alternatives; South American Walnut, California Walnut, or Willow.

Walnut has been a popular furniture wood around the world because of, among other things, its inherent durability. It is popular for architectural woodworking and decorative panels and is considered to be one of the finest cabinet woods in the United States. It is one of the few woods that improves with age, finishing beautifully and developing a rich patina as the years go by -- a fact that has earned it the nickname "the aristocrat of American woods."

American black walnut can be found with both a straight grain, or a distinctive, highly figured grain. Curly and wavy figures can produce interesting looks in veneers such as walnut butt, crotches, burls, fiddleback, leaf, and straight stripe.

Besides being a beautiful cabinetry wood, walnut is an excellent choice for carving and lathe work. It is also a common choice for gunstocks. Because of the wood's weight, elasticity and smoothness of touch, walnut handles a gun's recoil better than any other wood.

Walnut is a tough and hard wood. Works well with machine and hand tools. Has mostly straight grain and is sometimes coarse. Nails and holds screws well. Glues well. Finishes well. Can be polished to a high sheen.