MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHEuropean Walnut / Nussbaum
Juglans regia
Soft coffee-brown through deep chocolate, sometimes with smoky purple or grey undertones.
- Botanical family
- Juglandaceae
- Average dry density
- 640 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,220 lbf
- Native distribution
- Western Asia; long cultivated across Europe
- Grain & texture
- Medium-fine; straight to irregular in figured cuts
This replaces the generic Juglans spp. record. The image continues to document Mokurei’s own walnut timber stock.
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.
Material character
A refined, versatile timber; crotch and burl sections can reveal exceptionally complex figure.
Notable applications
Cabinetmaking, gunstocks, fine furniture and instrument components.
Of particular interest
The pictured walnut stock has been identified by Mokurei Studio as Juglans regia. Decorative figure varies with cut and growing conditions.
Workshop note
The pictured material is identified as Juglans regia by the studio. Density and hardness are published species reference values, not measurements of this board.