Walnut is a strong hardwood with medium density, moderate flexural and compressive strength and poor toughness. Good hot pressing forming ability. Walnut has flat texture, fine and uniform structure, moderate weight, hardness, shrinkage and strength, high impact toughness, high compressive strength, good bending performance and not easy to dry. It is a good carving material, easy to be processed by hand and machine, good adhesion, good screw grip and good gloss after painting.
Catalpa bungeana is the wood processed by Catalpa bungeana, a arboreal plant of Catalpa in Asteraceae, which is obviously different from the above three kinds. It is actually a misunderstanding that people call "the unfruitful walnut catalpa". Beech with straight wood grain, beautiful pattern, tough and dense texture, durable, good insulation, waterproof, moisture-proof, corrosion-resistant and moth-proof. Easy to process, smooth section, moderate nail force and good paint adhesion. Catalpa bungeana has a wide range of uses and is listed as an important tree species by the state, which is specially used for processing high-grade goods and special products.
Walnut (walnut, Juglans mandshurica) and Catalpa bungeana have their own advantages, so it is difficult to compare them. You can choose furniture according to your personal preference for grain and color. Personally, I think Juglans mandshurica (Juglans mandshurica, Juglans mandshurica) has many kinds, many colors and a large market, so it has more choices than Catalpa bungeana.
Surface characteristics of peach wood; Hard wood, fragrant wood, golden color, spiral gossip pattern. Red, gray and black are knotty, with cracked skin, clear wood texture and different shades. Because of the meaning of good luck and wishful thinking since ancient times, and the difficulty in obtaining peach wood, peach wood crafts with a width of more than 2 cm are generally made up of multiple pieces of peach wood, which adds the connotation of good luck and wishful thinking, which is also the reason why Feng Shui peach wood crafts are deeply loved by ordinary people.
Catalpa bungeana and Burmese walnut, two kinds of wood, Burmese walnut is better.
Catalpa bungeana is characterized by clear texture, fine and uniform structure, strong corrosion resistance, no deformation, no cracking and no peculiar smell.
Red walnut has oily texture; Heartwood is yellowish brown to reddish brown, with a few thin strips or light dark lines, and some tube holes contain dark gum; The texture is straight or wavy; The air-drying density is 0.99- 1. 18g/cm3. Wood has high strength, hard material, fine and uniform structure, corrosion resistance, good wear resistance, good performance and small shrinkage.
It's good to make furniture, but the difference is that catalpa bungeana is lighter and darker than walnut, and its brown eyes are big and scattered. Walnut has higher hardness and better corrosion resistance.