Easy and beautiful
It would be hard to overstate Black Walnut’s popularity among woodworkers, because, despite its hardness, walnut is exceptionally easy to work with. The demand for fine quality logs often exceeds the available supply since some of the best wood is often made into veneer for doors and cabinetry.
Premium furniture
Nogal is an excellent furniture grade hardwood. It must be dried carefully to avoid checking (cracking). It works well with tools, receives nails and can be glued. It is superior to all other woods for gunstocks because of the way it keeps its shape.
Unique pattern
Peruvian walnut is reported to be popular for decorative veneer. The wood produces a great variety of very unusual figures which are reported to be highly desirable in veneers. The figures include crotches, swirls, stumpwood, stripe or ribbon, mottle, snail and occasional burls.
Description
Peruvian walnut embodies the richness of chocolate mixed with slight undertones of red wine. A modern twist on classic shades, this boldly confident colors brings a sense of rich luxury. Nogal vividly transforms and highlights wood with depth and artful sophistication. With tremendous staying power, this color will be a part of the architectural landscape for years to come.
The sapwood is creamy white, heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown, occasionally with a purplish cast and darker streaks.
Suitability
- Cabinet doors
- Boating
- Decking & Cladding
- Flooring & Staircases
- Furniture
- Joinery
- Guns
Technical information
| Density (kg/m3 dry) | 609 | Hardness (Janka) (kN) | 5 | Resistance to split in nailing | Good |
| Specific gravity | 0.55 | Finish | Excellent | Resistance to split and screwing | Good |
| Modulus of rapture (Mpa dry) | 100 | Stability | Good | Gluing | Good |
| Modulus of elasticy (Mpa dry) | 11 | Crushing Strength (Mpa dry) | 52.3 | Durable | Low |
| Radial shrinkage % | 5 | Sapwood Lyctid Susceptible | Yes | Trees | 25-35 year old |
| Tangential shrinkage % | 8 | Machining | Excellent | Round logs | Girth of 40-150 cm |
| Volumetric % | 12.8 | T/R Ratio | 1.4 | Growing regoin | South and North America |
Round logs. Different sizes available
- per ton
