Thread: Australian Black Walnut

Had no idea there was such a thing as Australian Black Walnut..

Originally Posted by aussieadam

Had no idea there was such a thing as Australian Black Walnut..

Also known as Qld Walnut/Qld Nut/Black Walnut...Mr Fiddleback

Our Black Walnut is within the Lauraceae family as opposed to the American variety which is in Juglandaceae...Mr Fiddleback

They must have missed this stand when they harvested the stuff for the new high court building.
H.

Originally Posted by clear out

They must have missed this stand when they harvested the stuff for the new high court building.
H.

Now a conservation park...gifted I believe to the community some years ago by a well known pioneering family...interestingly there were a couple of dead standing Walnuts of considerable size too ...and a dandy Qld Maple that had it's crown blown off ...Mr Fiddleback

Originally Posted by Mr Fiddleback

Our Black Walnut is within the Lauraceae family as opposed to the American variety which is in Juglandaceae...Mr Fiddleback

Ah, that explains it. I'm new to this, didn't realise we had a walnut species....
Is it just a marketing term, like Tassie Oak (not an Oak), or Vic Ash (not an Ash)?

Doesn't seem to be many people selling the stuff, from a quick search around. American Walnut is my favourite timber, so always happy to purchase something that might be similar

One of my favourite timbers, tends to be tough on machine cutters and lathe tools due to it's high silica content.
No real problem with hand tools though.

Jim

Originally Posted by aussieadam

Ah, that explains it. I'm new to this, didn't realise we had a walnut species....
Is it just a marketing term, like Tassie Oak (not an Oak), or Vic Ash (not an Ash)?

Doesn't seem to be many people selling the stuff, from a quick search around. American Walnut is my favourite timber, so always happy to purchase something that might be similar

Timber from this species can be outstanding b.t.w...particularly when milled on the quarter and sourced from mature trees.Would suspect availability to be limited as this species is scarce and rarely offered for sale...Mr Fiddleback

Originally Posted by Mr Fiddleback

Also known as Qld Walnut/Qld Nut/Black Walnut...Mr Fiddleback

I tend to disagree with you on "Qld Nut", that is the term for Macadamia trees.
Rgds,
Crocy.

Originally Posted by powderpost

One of my favourite timbers, tends to be tough on machine cutters and lathe tools due to it's high silica content.

Also smells really bad...

Originally Posted by aussieadam

Ah, that explains it. I'm new to this, didn't realise we had a walnut species....
Is it just a marketing term, like Tassie Oak (not an Oak), or Vic Ash (not an Ash)?

Doesn't seem to be many people selling the stuff, from a quick search around. American Walnut is my favourite timber, so always happy to purchase something that might be similar

Mate, it's nothing like genuine Walnut, 2 to 3 times heavier, very dense and heavy. As PowderPost said, it's murder on HSS on a woodlathe. What kind of sizes are you looking for?
Rgds,
Crocy.

Originally Posted by Old Croc

I tend to disagree with you on "Qld Nut", that is the term for Macadamia trees.
Rgds,
Crocy.

Apologies...was meant to be 'Black Nut'...Mr Fiddleback

Originally Posted by Old Croc

Mate, it's nothing like genuine Walnut, 2 to 3 times heavier, very dense and heavy. As PowderPost said, it's murder on HSS on a woodlathe. What kind of sizes are you looking for?
Rgds,
Crocy.

At around 700kg m3 seasoned it certainly isn't 2-3 times heavier than American/European Walnut(around 650kg m3),and certainly not 'heavy' as such.I have milled this species in the past and found it sliced up quite easily...Mr Fiddleback

There was also a good population of mature Black Bean trees...here's a few ...Mr Fiddleback