( Juglans Nigra )
1. Origin : Eastern U.S.A South Eastern Canada.
2. Description: Pale to Dark Brown heartwood often with a Purplish tint and
occasional darker streaks. Texture fine and even. Grain
straight.
Weight
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(kg / m3 ) 600 kg/m3
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(lbs / ft3) 37 lbs /ft3
3. Uses Decorative veneer. Furniture panelling, carving. Because
of good shock resistance it is favoured for gunstocks.
4. Working
Properties ( various authorities comments)
* Relatively easily worked expensive.
* Excellent for carving and turning.
* Suitable for steam bending.
* Glues satisfactorily if conditions are carefully controlled.
Specifications / Sizes generally
Thickness: 1" ; 1.5" & 2"
( 25mm; 38mm & 50mm)
Widths: 4" & wider ( 100mm & wider
Lengths: 3' & up (0.9m & up)
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