Circassian walnut

A type of English walnut wood, patterned with swirls and curves in shades of brown or with occasional black streaks, used for veneer and cabinetwork.

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Circas′sian wal′nut

the hard, intricately grained wood of the English walnut.

[1910–15]

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Circassian walnut - Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated

English walnut, English walnut tree, Juglans regia, Persian walnut

English walnut - nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking

genus Juglans, Juglans - type genus of the Juglandaceae

walnut tree, walnut - any of various trees of the genus Juglans

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(Note that walnuts were not native to England, so technically, there is really no such thing as an English walnut as a variety.) When I was a kid, a favorite buzzword for really good walnut was "Circassian walnut." Circassia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, so in actuality, this would simply be a native version of what we call English walnut, good old J.

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Although he will use other species of walnut, Brown prefers Juglans regia, the so-called English, French or Circassian walnut. He believes it makes the best grips because it works well with hand tools, takes finish well, checkers well and offers a better strength-to-weight ratio than other woods, besides many consider it the most beautiful wood in the world.

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Peattie and other wood experts report that the wood is easily finished to a high polish and can be stained to look like a variety of "even nobler woods" including mahogany, rosewood and even Circassian walnut.

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