Tag Archives: Juglans regia

The Cabinet-Maker’s Tree

Posted on 29th August 2018 by Jack Plane

Before the introduction of mahogany, the walnut was “the cabinet-maker’s tree” in England, and it was well adapted for the purpose, — being tough and strong in proportion to its weight, beautifully variegated, admitting of a fine polish, durable, and … Continue reading →

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Walnut in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Centuries

Posted on 4th January 2011 by Jack Plane

English or European walnut (Juglans regia) was the most important furniture timber in Britain during the latter half of the seventeenth-century and the first half of the eighteenth-century. In truth, were this timber [Juglans regia] in greater plenty amongst us, … Continue reading →

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