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Hmmm. Sounds like there is no good reason not to use black walnut. I will say again I have found it very nice to work with on the china cabinet!

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Ches

very nice wood to work with I built a grandfather clock with it. It is one of my favorite types of wood

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Rod H

Not an expert on Black Walnut trees but I know they tend to create oily black walnuts.
I have had several of these trees around the shop and during the spring/summer it was a treat to have some of these walnuts.

During a lightening storm last year one of these and several oaks and pines were hit... the black walnut, after a day in the sun thereafter, had an oily substance oozing from it which I suppose was the oil people enjoy similiar to a truffle oil.

My question would be.. how difficult is it to keep some type of coating on it, it is supposed to be an oily wood like teak, pitch pine and oak? ... (ie. coatings of epoxy, varnish, paint, etc. and to adhere to another wood with epoxy.)

I have seen the Black walnut finished with a tabletop polyurethane and also it looks beautiful French Polished but I would question the durability of a coating when it is fatigued. (ie. flex, weight applied etc.)

I noticed tables with a coating of polyurethane that looked like moisture was underneath and fogged over, almost like separation. I wonder if that is similiar. I have seen this with pine also.

Anyone work with Black Walnut outside of furniture building before?

It certainly would make for beautiful coaming and dashboards!

Michael

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I have never used black walnut on a build other than furniture building. but i know it is not recommended for water exposure. I am sure for interior cabin use it would work well. I have used poly on walnut finishes and had good results as for the oils in the wood it didn't seem to be a problem with stains and finishes. I never tried epoxy the wood though the main thing is to make sure if you use it that it is well seasoned wood. all wood bleeds resins, oils and water when first logged, some more than others. but with all wood and ploy finishes and epoxy there is a chemical reaction caused by UV rays passing through the finish. this causes the wood to separate from the finish. that is why people who do bright finishes use a UV protection finish over the epoxy. i don't know if this helps or not

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Rod H

once dried there shouldnt be any problems with useing epoxy on it if you want to use it for funiture laquer is about the best finish you can use as long as its for interior or non marine use