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American Walnut

Grain is usually straight, but can be irregular. Has a medium texture. Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Color can sometimes have a grey, purple, or reddish cast. Sapwood is pale yellow-gray to nearly white. Typically easy to work provided the grain is straight and regular.

Grades:

  • FAS
  • QS

Available Dimensions:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • 6/4
  • 8/4
  • 16/4

aPPLICATIONS:

Furniture, cabinetry, gunstocks, interior paneling, veneer, turned items, and other small wooden objects and novelties.

ALSO CONSIDER

Basswood

  • FAS
  • SEL/Btr
Pale white to light brown, straight grain, easy to work with, soft and light. glues and finishes well, poor steam bending and nail holding.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • +1

Hard Maple

  • FAS
  • SEL/Btr
  • #1
Mostly straight grain, some may have a wavy grain. Fine even texture. The sapwood is used rather than heartwood due to its creamy and even appearance. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white to and off-white cream color. Not rot or insect resistant. Extremely dense, and can be difficult to machine, especially in comparison to soft maple.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 5/4
  • +2

Sapele

  • SEL/Btr
Grain is interlocked, and sometimes wavy. Fine uniform texture. Heartwood is a golden to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Besides the common ribbon pattern seen on quartersawn boards, sapele is also known for a wide variety of other figured grain patterns. Moderate to High rot and insect resistance.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 8/4
  • +1

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