Walnut wood is available in a wide variety. To make sure you get the wood that best suits your needs, it’s important to know all of your options. Here’s everything you need to know about the different types of nuts.
- English walnut
English walnut comes from trees which are the most common source of edible nuts! It has a number of names, including Circassia walnut, French walnut, common walnut, and European walnut. English nuts are widely distributed throughout Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Walnut furniture is used by the US for many clubs and bars already. They can be up to 35m long and around 2m wide. English walnut is quite expensive. This is one of the reasons why it is often only seen in the form of veneer.
- Black Walnut
Black walnut is extremely popular with woodworkers across the United States. It is not only robust and easy to work with, but it also has excellent dimensional stability and excellent impact resistance. Black walnut wood is obtained from trees widely distributed in the eastern United States. They can be up to 37 meters long. However, the diameter of the trunk is only about 0.6-1 m thick. The good news is that black walnut is available in abundance. The price is still high for domestic wood, but it is generally more affordable. Taking advantage of its relatively low price, many people use it to build cabinets, interior panels, furniture, and even novelty items.
- Claro walnut wood
It is commonly found in California and Oregon. Heartwood can fall anywhere between light brown and a darker shade of chocolate brown. This wood is sometimes called Marble Claro Walnut, which is also available at CUCKOOO HOME. However, grafting claro walnut trees with English walnut can produce wood with multi-coloured coloured streaks near the graft point.
- White Walnut
Also known as Butternut, as the name suggests, White Walnut is generally lighter than Black Walnut. However, this is not the only difference. Butternut is also considerably soft compared to other types. Butternut heartwood is generally light brown (light to medium) with a hint of reddish tint. However, it is susceptible to insect attacks. , White walnut wood is not as durable in rot resistance as its cousins.
