Walnut

English/French/Circassian Walnut (Juglans Regia). Beter specimens have strong black streaks running jaggedly through it like lightning bolts.

American Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra). Better specimens have what is described as flame feather-crotch patterns. It is not generally as strong as Juglans Regia.

Walnut - The type of wood most commonly used for gunstocks because of its combination of attributes: lightness and resilience to shock, its close grain, ease and predictability of working and its handsome appearance. Several differnt types of walnut are English/French/Circassian (Juglans Regia), American Black (Juglans Nigra), Bastogne and Claro.

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