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Walnut (Black)

Dark, straight-grained hardwood that machines and finishes exceptionally well. The traditional choice for gunstocks and high-end furniture, and stable enough to hold fine detail.

Stock forms — Board section and side elevation, end grain showingannual ringsend graintwLside elevation
Walnut (Black) — stock formsSymbols only — no stock sizes are published

Properties

Family
Wood
Category
wood
Species
Juglans nigra
Density
0.66 g/cm³ · 660 kg/m³

Densityhow walnut (black) compares

Density of Walnut (Black) — 0.66 g/cm³Walnut (Black)0.66Water1.00Aluminium2.700369g/cm³
0.66 g/cm³ — 660 kg/m³Water 1.00 · Aluminium 2.70

Applicationswhere walnut (black) is normally specified

FurnitureCabinetryGunstocksCarving

Practical notes

  • Density is for air-dried stock at about 12% moisture content
  • Steam-treated sapwood is sold as walnut but is paler and less durable

Lumber sizeswhat walnut (black) weighs in each nominal size

Lumber size database

Dressed sizes are the same for every species — a 2x4 is 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 in in oak as much as in spruce. What changes is the weight, and that is derived here from walnut (black)'s density of 0.66 g/cm³.

2x4 dimensions2x4x8 weight2x6 dimensions4x4 dimensions

Tools used on itmatched on the wood family, not on this page

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Circular SawCountersinkDrillHole SawImpact DriverJigsawMitre SawRandom Orbit SanderRouterTwist Drill Bits

Which tools work a material is a property of the family (Wood), not of the individual species — so this list is the same on every wood page, and changes when the tool data changes rather than when this paragraph does.

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