Steamed Walnut Flooring

If you desire a unique high end look to your screened in or covered porch consider black walnut flooring and siding.

Steamed walnut flooring. Every pack of commercial walnut lumber that i ever saw for sale was steamed. To receive an accurate quote please enter the coverage area in square feet into the coverage box below. In addition to steaming resawn specializes in various finishing techniques that highlight the natural beauty of black walnut. United states supplier of steamed walnut birds eye maple handscraped hickory fsc hardwoods.

The sapwood of walnut is white and most woodworkers and all furniture factories find it an unattractive addition to furniture made from walnut. The sapwood is tan and the heartwood is dark rich brown to purplish black. In this steamed walnut panel the sapwood can be seen as a lighter stripe down the middle. The steaming process as shown in the second photo makes the walnut lumber more uniform in color but at a cost.

Regarding the color of walnut. The sapwood does darken but at the same time the heartwood lightens and the entire board turns to a washed out gray color. It is long considered america s most beautiful wood with color contrasts across the spectrum. Ressler hardwoods and flooring inc.

The unedged walnut wood lumber is designed in for producing a wide range of furniture like chairs tables dressers sideboards cupboards doors and also veneer plywood flooring and more. Walnut is softer than red oak. Walnut is often steamed to bleed the dark brown into the lighter sap. In the hardwood category you will find unfinished walnut wood and unedged walnut lumber made for the wood industry.

Steamed walnut creates a deep rich walnut tone and the resulting product has a more even monochromatic brown aesthetic across heartwood and sapwood. Start with the flattest area secure it in place then carefully bend the wood around the form. Walnut has uniform texture. Introducing black walnut un steamed for porch flooring and siding.

Steamed walnut is also available. You can put scrap wood between the clamps and the wood to protect it and hold it in place better. I have been in the custom plank flooring business for more than four decades. If you need help calculating the area use our area calculator once you have the correct coverage entered click the plus sign to add to your quote cart.

Place the wood you are bending against the form then clamp it to the form. Properly steamed walnut is possible but typical industry practice yields walnut that. Walnut flooring has characteristics of the walnut tree. Walnut has excellent stability.

So why is commercial walnut lumber steamed.