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PERUVIAN WALNUT

 (Juglans Neotropica, and other Juglans spp from South America )

1. Origin                                Peru. Columbia.  Ecuador. Venezuelia. Argentina.

2. Description:                   Beautiful Dark Brown timber with an over riding Blackish

                                                stripe. Straight to wavy grain with coarse texture.

    Weight                      

•     (kg / m³ )                   650 kg /m³ 

•      (lbs / ft³)                      40 lbs /ft³

3. Uses                                 High  class furniture and cabinet making. Musical

                                               instruments, rifle butts and gun stocks. Shop, office and 

                                               bank fitting. Turnery and carving sports goods. It’s  finished

                                               lustre is a major feature.

4. Working 

       Properties                  ( various authorities comments) 

                                                            *  Works easily with hand and machine tools and

                                                                joints hold perfectly.

                                                            *  Nails and screws take easily and the wood finishes

                                                                cleanly.

                                                            *  Planed and sanded surfaces have a silken lustre.

                        Specifications / Sizes generally stocked:

                                                    Thickness:    1"; 1.5"  &   2" (25mm; 38mm & 50mm)

                                                    Widths         5" & wider ( 125mm & wider)

                                                    Lengths       10' & up    ( 3mm & up)

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