Is black walnut the same as walnut?

Black walnut and walnut are not a kind of wood, but they are the same kind of wood.

Black walnut. ), also known as black walnut, is rich in North America, Northern Europe and other places, and is also widely planted in Southeast Asia.

Its thin slice has a glossy mask, no special smell and taste, straight texture and fine structure to be slightly coarse and uniform.

Walnut is widely used in Asia and Europe. Walnut is mainly cultivated in North China, Northwest China and Central China in China, and Siberia in Russia.

Belongs to deciduous trees.

Asia is the birthplace of walnuts, and some scholars believe that walnuts originated in China.

It is reported that the Greeks brought walnut trees to Italy and transplanted them all over Europe. In 1 th century, the Romans introduced walnut trees to Britain.

Walnut heartwood is usually light brown to brown, and the color and stripes usually change with different producing areas.

Walnut is usually grayish brown with obvious dark or black stripes, and its color will fade with time.

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Walnut is easy to process by hand and mechanical tools.

Suitable for nailing, auger drilling and gluing.

It can be painted and dyed for a long time, and can be polished to a special final effect.

Drying is very slow, so care should be taken to avoid reducing the loss after drying in the kiln.

Walnut has good dimensional stability and is not easy to deform, so it is a superior material for making furniture.

Walnut is a strong hardwood with medium density, moderate flexural and compressive strength and poor toughness.

Good hot pressing forming ability.

The dry density of air is 0.85g/cm3; ; The material is hard, delicate and uniform; The texture is mostly black, banded and naturally scattered; Not easy to crack; Antibacterial, termite hazard, corrosion resistance.

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Encyclopedia of black walnut

Walnut encyclopedia