there are so many kinds of walnut that in the absence of any lable I frequently cannot tell what's what, so when that happens, or if it doesn't fit into any of the other categories I've set aside, I put the picture here in "misc" walnut
my samples:
both sides of a sample plank listed as English walnut / Juglans regia --- the upper area is weakly colored heartwood and the lower area is sapwood
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- the heartwood is on the right and the sapwood is on the left
quartersawn figured European veneer --- the curl is weak, but it is somewhat stronger than what shows up in these pics. There is too much red in these pics --- the color is shown more accurately in the web pic directly below.
the web pic posted by the vendor who sold me the lot that the samples above were taken from. Except for the excessive shininess (which is absolutely typical of her pics) this is a very accurate representation of the wood.
birdseye black walnut sent to me by Tor Chantara, whom I thank. Tor also sent me some pics of his own, both of a larger section of a sheet which is sister to the one from which this sample was cut and also of a marquetry work in which he used some of this veneer. I have color-corrected Tor's images as best I could given that I have a sample in hand, and posted them directly below. The marquetry piece has more green tint than is natural, but that's what I got when I corrected to make the walnut come out as correct as I could get it. I have never otherwise seen such a figure in any variety of walnut and I don't know by what process it occurred, but I agree with Tor that it is validly designated "bird's eye". Since this is black walnut, I probably should have put the pics in the black walnut section.
Tor's images of the larger sheet from which the sample above was cut
Tor's marquetry, using the birdseye walnut for the stars --- when I color corrected for the walnut I may have messed up some of the other colors in the piece.
web pics
unknown variety of walnut --- first two planks and then a veneeer sheet, and they are NOT necessarily the same subspecies
quartersawn curly veneer --- the first 3 are probably black walnut and I'm not sure about the last one. See also directly below
quartersawn curly veneer listed as Russian walnut.
quilted veneer
figured veneer
curly veneer
listed as bee's wing veneer but really it's just a nice tight curl (unless it looks significantly different up close than it does in the pic)
swirl veneer
moistened figured walnut plank and closeup, pics contributed by William Brooke
circassian walnut --- three shots of the same set of planks
circassian walnut veneer
quartersawn figured circassian veneer
flat cut figured circassian veneer
flat cut curly circassian veneer
European walnut
figured European walnut
European walnut veneer
flat cut figured European veneer
European walnut veneer all from the same vendor
European walnut veneer sheets with both levels of enlargement
fiddleback European planks
flat cut fiddleback European walnut
European curly veneer
European walnut burl plank
European quartersawn fiddleback veneer
European quartersawn figured veneer
European flat cut quilted veneeer
European walnut burl veneer
European dark veneer
listed as just european veneer (bookmatched) but clearly is figured, not plain
Russian walnut burl veneer
French walnut --- flat cut veneer, veneer with fiddleback figure, and then a veneer sheet closeup, then quartersawn figured veneer
curly Frency walnut veneer and closeup
curly French walnut veneer --- see "fiddlback" directly below --- another case where "fiddleback" and "curly" are used somewhat interchangeably
fiddleback French walnut veneer --- see "curly" directly above --- another case where "fiddleback" and "curly" are used somewhat interchangeably
crotch veneer listed as European walnut / Juglans regia and all from the same vendor
Argentine walnut plank
Italian walnut burl veneer
figured planks
tropical walnut
listed as Caribbean walnut, all from the BogusColorVendor so the orange color is likely just their standard dishonesty, although I haven't seen this variety so can't say that for sure (it's just more likely than not with them). This is NOT actually a walnut and does not belong on this page ... I'll move it some day.
"measled" walnut veneer
figured "bastogne" walnut (a hybrid cross between black walnut and claro walnut)
figured bastogne walnut croch bookmatched pair, pic submitted by Todd Levy ... check out the enlargement on this one; it's stunning.
figured bastogne walnut planks that show up better in the enlargements
bastogne walnut
a particularly pretty crotch piece and a closeup
Australian walnut --- I have not researched whether this is a true walnut or just a trade name for yet another form of eucalyptus, which is what most Australian woods seem to end up being. I have some of this (haven't taken pics yet) and I can see that these pics are representative and that it COULD be a walnut, but it also looks a lot like paldao.
Australian walnut plank
figured Australian walnut veneer
curly Australian walnut veneer
New Guinea walnut pic provided by Dave Cumming, whom I thank. Generally New Guinea walnut is Dracontomelon dao, but it may also be D. edule and D. mangiferum
pistol grips listed as English walnut
pistol grips listed as fiddleback walnut
bowl listed as English walnut --- if I had seen this at a quick glance with no ID, I might have thought it was zircote
bowls just labled as walnut
wing bowl just listed as walnut
urns just listed as walnut
nut cracker made by SR Murthy who provided the pics. Thanks SR for this and other contributions to the site. SR was told that this is Swiss / European walnut, which seems likely but since there's not a positive ID, I've put it here on the misc walnut page.
European walnut guitar set
thinwood for guitar back, listed as just "walnut"
Turkish walnut gun-stock blanks --- mostly crotch areas
several kinds of walnut in a carved bedside table, listed as having been done by master carver Paul Smith on commission from a buyer who wanted something with a "draped" look. I'd say he succeeded in a way that makes it clear why he gets to put "master" in front of the word "carver".
paperweight of English walnut. I bought this from master turner Tom Laser in 1983. Don't know what finish he used but it's hard and shiny. A chunk of wood this size would be quite light for a paperweight but Tom's technique was to drill out the center, fill it with lead, and cap it with a very nice, clean-looking, pewter bottom as shown in the 2nd pic. I have 3 very beautiful bowls of his on the bottom of the "walnut, claro" page.
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