Walnut, my new favorite wood

Yep, walnut is nice stuff. My favorite domestic.

-- John, BC, Canada

Oh yeah, it is great…good luck on the project.

I like it as a secondary wood. personally I don’t like too much of it though :/ it does have nice grain though.

love mahogany

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Walnut is like Elvis. It is the King.

-- Wood-Mizer LT15

Walnut is a really nice wood to work with and produces an absolutely great finish. The main problem i have is that there are so many fantastic woods in the world (and some not-so-fantastic Ones) and I have made it my goal to try and make something out of each and every type before i go belly up.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

Walnut is a pleasure to hand plane as well. I just started working with it and I appreciate
the properties of walnut also. Here’s the latest cutting board made out of walnut & maple.

Looking forward to your walnut platform bed for your daughter COL (craftsman on the lake)

hey there dan, your making me smile , because i kinda came onto walnut the same way, i had my heart pine and oak i had used for some time, then just like going into a coffee shop and they give you something besides a regular cup of joe, they give you a latte…and man , even though i dont drink it now, about 15 years ago i tried one…a latte…and it was like..man…..this is way better then regular coffee…and walnut is like this, its way better then heart pine and oak…and now its one of my favorites…....and i wish you all the fun in the world , in getting to know your new favorite wood…..enjoy it….bob

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

A new convert. Suck up to the price difference and remake everything that you’ve ever made with walnut and you will still be joyous.

I just dug out of an outside pile some 4 X 4’s of walnut. Joy, Joy

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

My first kitchen cabinets were made of walnut. I was living in NC while in the Navy, back in the 70’s. Bought 1000 BF for 1.00 a bf. What a steal. Still have some scraps. My all time favorite.

Just recently (last three years) been working with some butternut a cousin of walnut. Same grain pattern but much lighter color. Works the same. The first guy I bought it from said it was “white walnut”. No matter it’s great to work so now I have dark and light “walnut”. Who knew.

Ken

-- • "I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm."....... Calvin Coolidge

I’m a walnut fan too. You often see it mentioned that it’s not the best in any particular way (hardness, shrinkage . . .) but it’s pretty good in almost any way you look at it. A good overall performer. Smells good too !

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

I agree I made an end table years ago and wrote about it here. http://lumberjocks.com/projects/2912

I like walnut too. I made a blanket chest not too long ago out of black walnut and it was great wood to work with. I have also used Peruvian walnut. I like the smell of the Peruvian walnut…its got such a sweet smell to it you feel like taking a bite out of it :-)

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Walnut is a great wood, but be careful of allergies. It can cause respiratory issues in some people. That said, I use it in cutting boards without any issues thus far.

-- Art

I love walnut also! Just don’t like to have my nuts on the wall

-- Crashn - the only thing I make more of than sawdust is mistakes

I am a QSWO woodworker but Walnut makes my shop smell really good!

-- Measure twice and cut once.....