Author: Kenneth L. Quigley

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-10

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9781396086076

Excerpt from A Look at Black Walnut Timber Resources and Industries As colonists moved westward from the Seaboard States into the Central States, they found black walnut even more plentiful. Trees were reported up to 6 feet in diameter, and 150 feet tall. The wood was so clear and easy to split, and so durable, that it was used extensively for fence rails. When Abe Lincoln was splitting fence rails, he probably split up many a walnut tree. The wood was used for building cabins, and later for trim in fine homes. Walnut has always been the preferred wood for gunstocks. Pennsylvania gunsmiths used it for the long rifles that became famous in the wars with the Indians and the British. During the Civil War, and later during World War I and World War II, the demand for walnut for gunstocks was so great that it put a heavy drain on the resource of this timber. The major use for black walnut today, both at home and abroad, is in furniture manufacture. One main mark of walnut's distinction is that many other fine woods are stained to make them look like walnut. Walnut wood ranging from rich dark browns to pleasing lighter browns can be finished without stain. Under a good finish, the grain gives the wood those ineffable highlights, chang ing with the light and the angle of view, that few other woods possess. American black walnut now is in strong demand in both American and foreign markets. The sharply expanding foreign market and the steady domestic market have raised questions as to the adequacy of the present and future supplies of black walnut timber. As a result, numerous measures to increase or sustain the supply have been taken. These include the establishment of a quota on the export of walnut logs and bolts, requests that the domestic veneer industry cut thinner veneers, and expanded re search and extension work to encourage walnut culture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.