American Black Walnut Hardwood

We carefully cut and mill all our own walnut on a 7 ft.

American black walnut hardwood.

Walnut is an excellent choice for a truly distinctive hardwood floor. American black walnut grading varies from other north american species. American black walnut is now used for luxurious wide plank wood floors because of its beauty durability and stability but since early days walnut was one of the preferred hardwoods for fine furniture and woodworking. 11 hours ago impressive american hardwood furniture on display at the london design festival.

Black walnut also known as walnut or american walnut is one of the finest north american lumber species. See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information. Marks scratches and imperfections are more obvious on walnut because of its hardness and density. We offer american black walnut in super prime grade selected to a very high specification and available exclusively via ourselves.

Black walnut has a faint mild odor when being worked. Walnut can attain a height of 37 m 120 ft and a diameter of 1 m 3 ft. Prized for its rich dark tones. One of the most enjoyed american hardwoods for its fine yet open grain unique patterns and bold dark color.

The first step to showing off these grain patterns is to sand the wood properly. Walnut is easy to cut shape and sand and the wood takes on an amazing look with a clear finish. American walnut company manufactures a variety of north american hardwoods and as you can tell by our name we specialize in american black walnut. Walnut can have some amazing grain patterns that while quite dark can be extremely attractive when finished properly.

A matte finish will help make marks less noticeable. Along with mahogany and cherry walnut set the standard for early american furniture. Walnut is a tough hardwood of medium density with moderate bending and crushing strengths and low stiffness. Our mills are centrally located in the heartland of missouri usa where some of the best walnut in the world grows.

Although american black walnut is somewhat softer than northern red oak the wood is heavy hard and stiff and has excellent dimensional stability. The walnut tree is hearty shade tolerant and can grow to be quite large both in width and in height. Walnut is found primarily in the eastern united states but it is also present in the american midwest. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon black walnut has been reported as a sensitizer.

Hand sanding with the grain is the best way to massage this hardwood into bringing out its beautiful grain working with progressively finer grits of sandpaper as you go. It is moderatly dense but very strong with good shock resistance.