North America? South America? How to choose black walnut!

Logs are expensive in nature, but different kinds of wood,

It also brings people a different feeling at home.

If you want to choose a noble lineage among thousands of kinds of wood.

That is undoubtedly black walnut.

「? Frequently asked questions "

Are North American black walnut and South American black walnut the same species?

What's the difference between South American walnut and North American walnut?

How about South American walnut? How much worse than North American walnut?

How to distinguish North American black walnut?

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A word difference, the level is completely different.

"North American black walnut and South American black walnut are a wood variety? What's the difference? "

It's not the same species. There is an old saying: "oranges are born in Huainan and oranges are born in Huaibei." It may be said that black walnut is not suitable here, but it is very artistic. South to north, a word difference, in fact, completely different.

1? "South America VS North America, a different America"

South American walnut: also known as rain tree, acacia, amber, South American rosewood, Peruvian walnut, etc. , mainly distributed in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico, not specifically the United States;

North American walnut: mainly distributed in the eastern United States and California and West Texas on the west coast of the United States. It is recognized as the best quality walnut in the world, as well as China mahogany, belonging to luxury wood, especially FAS grade. (Don't be confused by this ~)

2? "The wood itself? Price? Not at all in a class. "

Walnut: North America has obvious climate characteristics and a long growth cycle. The FAS-grade walnut is said to be a "century-old tree". Juglans mandshurica located in tropical areas has a short growth cycle and belongs to "fast-growing forest" with average quality. Black walnut with high late timber rate in North America has hard wood, fine texture, good dimensional stability and small expansion and contraction rate, and the products made from it are not easy to deform.

South American walnut: South America is located in the tropics, and its growth cycle is short, which is not as good as that of North American walnut for a hundred years. South American walnut is not ideal in both material and density, and is generally classified as "cork". In addition, due to environmental problems, insect eyes and so on, the drying process in South America is general, so it is difficult to accurately control the moisture content of wood.

Therefore, the grade of South American walnut is several times worse than that of North American walnut, but the price of wood is more than three times worse, not to mention the finished product. The gap can be imagined.

3? "Color or texture, Bibi is clearer"

North American walnut: dark in color, chocolate, from lavender to dark brown, mixed with various shades of brown, uneven but harmonious. Fine pattern, mountain pattern, high aesthetic.

South American walnut: the grain is bold and unrestrained until it is wavy, the sapwood is milky white, the heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate, and the color is yellowish, giving people a rough feeling and a little "local tyrant" temperament.

▲ The left is FAS-grade black walnut in North America, and the right is black walnut in South America.

Some people like the delicacy of black walnut in North America, and many people like the roughness of walnut in South America. Life is short and they are happy. Vegetables and radishes have their own tastes.

If you want to like North American black walnut, half of you should polish your eyes. Don't buy South American walnuts at the price of North American black walnuts ~

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Guide to selection of black walnut furniture to avoid pits

1? Avoid digging holes from raw materials.

The best black walnut furniture, raw materials from North America. Also depends on the classification:

The most common variety we see is black walnut in North America. In fact, there are also FAS grades, FAS single-sided, specially selected, Pu 1, Pu 2.

FAS North American black walnut is several times more durable than domestic black walnut because of its long growth cycle, difficult deformation, hard and delicate texture and small expansion rate.

For a long time, Shaoban has been very strict in the selection of materials, both internally and externally, and has always insisted on using FAS-grade black walnut in all North America. In the whole furniture industry, there are still few people who can insist on using FAS wood as furniture.

▲ Black walnut in North America is quite exquisite.

2? Distinguish by color

The heartwood of black walnut is usually fawn to brown. However, its color and stripes usually vary from place to place. Walnuts from Southeast Asia and China are light in color, with milky sapwood and heartwood ranging from light brown to dark chocolate with occasional purple and dark stripes.

The color transition of real walnut pattern is smooth, and pseudo color is too fast, which can clearly distinguish black from brown.

3? Six lines of black walnut

Black walnut is a high-resolution texture. If you can't judge by color, it is the most intuitive way to distinguish from texture.

1/ Droplet pattern: Tangent cut pattern, with a drop pattern in the center, usually accompanied by wavy pattern or mountain pattern around. ★☆☆☆☆

2/ Bird pecking: Texture stains caused by bird pecking are more common. There is a complete texture connection with the surrounding structure, without fracture and pulp structure. ★★☆☆☆

3/ Wavy pattern: Tangent cross-section pattern with water drop pattern at its center. The greater the distance between grain lines, the looser the wood. ★★★☆☆

4/ Line pattern: radial texture, with straight and dense lines, which is the most widely used texture in furniture. ★★★☆☆

5/ Mountain pattern (parabola pattern): The tangent plane forms a beautiful parabola pattern, and the atmosphere is stretched, similar to China landscape painting. ★★★★☆

6/ Golden tumor pattern: The cut pattern belongs to scar, with gorgeous pattern and delicate texture. This kind of food is hard to find.

It is a piece of cake to identify black walnut with its six textures. It is very important to know the texture grade of black walnut for judging the appearance of black walnut furniture.

4? Paint technology

Black walnut furniture mostly adopts open technology or semi-open technology. Because of its material and six lines, it is not suitable to use sealing paint as furniture, so it is generally not black walnut furniture that uses sealing paint technology, which is also the most direct way to distinguish authentic North American black walnut furniture.

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A model of gentleness and elegance of black walnut in North America

Black walnut in North America is a model of gentleness and elegance.

It represents the gentlemanly demeanor and aristocratic culture in the west.

Expensive and cheap have their own reasons,

Radish and cabbage also have their own love.

South American walnuts are cheap,

But the true love position of black walnut in the half-heart,

Still unshakable!

In order to improve the quality of life,

But also enjoy the value that is not cheap.

Less than half of the people know,

Only a high standard of material selection,

Loyal to the inner persistence,

In order to live up to those knowledgeable consumers,

Also live up to our original intention.

The above content is shared by a good user, Kosaka Furniture. I hope I can help you ~