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black walnut
Every blog article tagged black walnut.
November 14, 2022
What is the best wood for carving, and the four I keep in the shop
Basswood at 410 lbf, and it is not close for a beginner. Here are the real Janka numbers for butternut, walnut and white oak, how to read a board at the yard, and the one board type I ask nobody to bring to class.
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December 8, 2020
Carving walnut, is it good wood for the job?
I once worked a house built entirely from purple walnut, and carved a furniture panel out of what was left over. Here is how the wood really behaves under a gouge, what bevel it wants, where it snaps, and what a board should cost you.
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