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 Walnut Wood Floors (American Black Walnut)
Walnut:
A Domestic Wood Floor Species

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Walnut Wood Flooring
 (American Black)
Jaglans nigra
American Black Walnut

Walnut Wood Floors-Black Walnut Wood Flooring

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Walnut Wood Flooring

Appearance: Color: Heartwood ranges from a deep, rich dark brown to a purplish black. Sapwood is nearly white to tan. Difference between heartwood and sapwood is great; some manufacturers steam the wood to bleed the darker heartwood color into the sapwood.
Grain: 
Mostly straight and open, but some boards have burled or curly grain.
Availability: 
Moderately
Properties: 
Hardness: 1010 Janka Table, 22% softer than Northern red oak Durability: Moderately dense, very strong

Workability: 
Sawing: excellent Nailing: Fair Sanding: satisfactorily Finishing: Nicely

Other Names:
American Walnut
Black Walnut
Burbank Walnut
Eastern Black Walnut
Eastern Walnut
Gunwood
North American Walnut
Virginia Walnut

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