Someone told me that I had some beech walnut. I've never heard of such---is it for real?
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what is it?
- Thread starter cwearing
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john lucas
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Sound like Frank Sudol saying Som Beech it's Walnut 
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Never heard of beech walnut....
Neither are these two trees very closely related either:
Beech - Family Fagaceae ----- Walnut - Family Juglandaceae
Hybrids between them are not likely (!)
Could it be BLEACHED walnut? (...as in "steamed" walnut....??)
Any description available?
Rob Wallace
Neither are these two trees very closely related either:
Beech - Family Fagaceae ----- Walnut - Family Juglandaceae
Hybrids between them are not likely (!)
Could it be BLEACHED walnut? (...as in "steamed" walnut....??)
Any description available?
Rob Wallace
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Ron Sardo
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Maybe beechnut?
I've heard of white Walnut
I've heard of white Walnut
My guess would be Butternut also called White Walnut. Has a softer creamier color.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_cinerea
Don
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_cinerea
Don
About 7 or 8 years ago I had a table at my first show. A couple of my items were confetti lamps made out of "White Walnut" which had been given to me by a person who knew what it was. Clay Foster visited that show and upon looking at "White Walnut" written on the bottoms commented "looks like Butternut to me." I said no, it was White Walnut from Arkansas. He said sure looks like Butternut to me and walked away. I thought "hot-shot world renowned turner doesn't know one wood from another." A couple months later while thumbing through "Woods of the World", I noticed a page on Butternut. I checked it out and noticed right away that they listed "also known as White Walnut." I'm glad nobody was around to see me turn red. I later told this story to Clay and apologised. He smiled. Damn that guy is smart!