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Peruvian Walnut

Grain is usually straight, but can be irregular. Has a medium to coarse texture. Heartwood tends to be darker than temperate walnut species, with a deep chocolate brown color, sometimes with a purplish hue. Peruvian Walnut is rated as moderately durable in terms of decay resistance, though it is susceptible to insect attack. Typically easy to work provided the grain is straight and regular.

Grades:

  • Prime

Available Dimensions:

  • 4/4

aPPLICATIONS:

Furniture, cabinetry, veneers, flooring, musical instruments, and interior trim.

ALSO CONSIDER

Red Birch

  • FAS
  • SEL/Btr
Fine even texture, straight grain. Heavy and durable, and takes stain well.

Thickness:

  • 4/4
  • 6/4

Red Oak

  • FAS
Grain is straight, with a coarse, uneven texture, Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with a reddish cast. Paler sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns. Rated as non-durable to perishable, with poor insect resistance. Can become discolored and stained when in contact with water, Produces good results with hand and machine tools, though it has fairly high shrinkage values, resulting in mediocre dimensional stability, especially in flat sawn boards.

Thickness:

  • 4/4

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

  • VG
  • MG
  • CVG
  • +1
Straight grain, sometimes wavy, uniform medium to fine texture. Heartwood is light yellow, sapwood whitish/pale yellow. Color darkens with age with exposure to light. High rot and insect resistance.

Thickness:

  • 4/4 x 4”
  • 4/4 x 6”
  • +1

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