Quite European
Name
• Scientific: Junglans regia L.
• Spanish: European Walnut
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Yellowish to grayish
• Heartwood: Grayish to brown with black streaks
• Grain: Straight, sometimes slightly wavy
• Texture: Medium
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Moderately impregnable
• Heartwood: Poorly or not at all impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: No problems.
• Drying: Moderately fast. Risk of collapse and caking.
• Planing and other operations: No problems.
• Gluing: Problems with alkaline glues.
• Nailing and screwing: Easy.
• Finishing: Easy.
Applications
• Fine indoor and semi-outdoor furniture. Carving, turning, and bentwood furniture.
Interior joinery and paneling: Doors, flooring, friezes, moldings, staircases.
Decorative veneers.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 970 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 113,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength parallel to the axis: 590 kg/cm²
• Tensile strength parallel to the axis: 970 kg/cm²
To be considered
• Significant color difference between the very light sapwood and the dark heartwood. See the second and third photographs.