Walnut wood - "The noblest among woods"
In fact, as early as before the 15th century, walnut wood had already become a "star". Even during the reign of Louis XV of France, due to the royal family's love for walnut furniture, that era had another nickname - the Walnut Wood Era.
However, as walnut wood has developed to this day, it has not only enjoyed "fame" in the furniture industry, but also has had cross-border "interpretations" that are extremely fascinating. The luxury car Rolls-Royce uses black walnut for interior decoration, and the world's leading coffee culture brand Starbucks uses black walnut in many of its stores. The same tree species used for furniture or decoration appears seamlessly in different styles and themes of stores.
Black walnut wood is easy to process using hand tools and machinery. It has good fixation performance with nails, screws and glue, and has excellent painting and staining properties. After polishing, it can achieve an excellent surface. After drying, black walnut wood has good dimensional stability and is not prone to expansion or deformation. It is a highly resistant wood and one of the extremely durable woods. Even in an environment prone to corrosion, it is durable. Due to its color, it adds an elegant and understated feeling, and has good compatibility with various styles of furniture. It is highly favored by furniture manufacturers.
2. The Current Market Situation of Walnut Wood
Do not confuse all black walnut woods as they come from different origins and have significant differences in raw material prices. Black walnut woods are mostly named according to their regions, such as American black walnut, European black walnut, South American black walnut, etc.
American black walnut has better overall performance. It is imported from the United States and has a hard and fine texture, good dimensional stability, low expansion and contraction rate, and a beautiful wood grain pattern on the surface, which has high collection value. European black walnut has strong impact resistance, but the wood grain color is uneven, affecting the aesthetic appearance of the furniture. South American black walnut has black striped coloration and a rough structure with poor stability.
Black walnut is highly favored by all parties. When the advantages of high-quality walnut wood became more prominent, some furniture manufacturers using other tree species also became enthusiastic about using black walnut color. The color of black walnut is easy to imitate, but the texture and quality still have significant differences. Therefore, if consumers want to purchase truly authentic black walnut, they still need to keep their eyes open.
The genuine black walnut wood has natural patterns, a unified overall color, reasonable variations, and the color differences are gradually transitioning. Because it grows naturally, the changes are not regular.
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