Trade Names
Walnut Crotch
Similar Woods
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Origin
North America (Juglans nigra) and very seldom in Europe (Juglans regia).
Range
Branch forks of Walnut trunks.
Uses
Architectural woodwork, upright and grand piano production, gunstocks.
Properties
Lengths over 1 m very seldom, often open in the crotch.
Machining
The wood is easy to work with all hand and machine tools. Walnut is excellent to mold. The direction of growth must be observed to prevent fibre pick-up.
Seasoning
Drying has to be carried out with particular care where the Walnut Crotch is concerned so that no tension checking occurs in the crotchy part.
Finishing
The very smooth wood takes all stains well particularly water and nitro stains. The wood polishes well when fillers are used.
Jointing
Joints using screws, nails and glue are easy to produce and are of normal tensile strength. However, alkaline glues can cause reaction stains.