Walnut Burl for Furniture

Burl wood is exotic wood; it has a very unique pattern of grain and color. The burl wood is obtained from trees that grow in deformed manner. Burl woods are usually formed as a spherical shape that upgrows in the roots, stems, or branches. The spherical burls are fulfilled with lot knots in varying sizes. The deformity can occur naturally or can be the result of human manipulation. The insect or fungal attack is the main cause of the burl naturally.
The burl wood has a very unique and special look. He has a very nice grain pattern; it is also often fully with knots with varying patterns. Many people like to use the burl wood to build the furniture product since its attractive and unique appearance. Since it is quite rare and unique, it is very reasonable if it has a high price. With the advance of veneering technology, now the use of burl wood is mostly totally replaced with the burl veneer. With proper gluing technology, the burl for the panels can be made with the veneer as well as the solid wood for a cheaper price. The burl veneer can also be used in combination with the regular wood veneer or solid wood to produce a nice and attractive furniture product. In the modern furniture industry, the burl veneer is widely used to make the furniture, which is unique and special with a premium price. 

Walnut burl is used in combination with other veneer

Walnut burl.

Walnut burl is the burl that is obtained from the walnut trees. Walnut burl is one of the most expensive exotic woods in the furniture industry. Now it is quite rare to find the uses of walnut burl wood in the furniture industry since its expensive price. The furniture manufacturer mostly uses the walnut veneer to make the walnut-burl-looking furniture. Even though the use of walnut burl veneer is also more commonly found on high-end furniture products, which are marketed at a high price. The furniture factory uses the walnut burl to make a unique appearance as the added value to the furniture product. 

But however the walnut burl needs to be properly handled to maximize his unique and beautiful appearance. Here is some thing to be considered in the uses of walnut burl.

• The finishing for the walnut burl.

The walnut burl has a very unique grain pattern, so the finishing chosen must be able to enhance and maximize its beautiful pattern. The transparent color finish is the best option for this wood. But this wood has a dark base color, so the color option for its finish is relatively limited. The dark transparent color is the simple and easiest finish color to be done. The application of a clear coating with a thin stain or without stain will already produce a dark color with his unique attractive appearance.
The light color finish for this wood always needs a bleaching process to whiten the wood base color. The bleaching for the walnut burl is also quite a tough process. Its dark base color requires a strong bleaching chemical. And several bleaching processes may need to be done to produce the white color. 

 the bleached walnut burl

• Walnut burl veneer is brittle wood.

The walnut burl wood is an abnormal wood; it has an irregular structure of wood and grain. This wood is brittle and easy to be broken and cracked. The veneer cracking is quite a common problem found in this wood. To avoid this problem, then yiu need to do proper gluing, use the right glue, and follow the right procedure in making this wood. Check the veneer MC in the veneering process. Glue sizing is also highly recommended to minimize the cracking possibility. A thin layer of glue can be layered on the veneer surface before the sanding process. The glue will help to close the pores of the veneer and void the wood movement caused by the moisture content changes.

• The variation of the grain pattern, knot, and color.

Burl wood is obtained from the trees that grow abnormally; it may have variation due to the grain pattern and wood color. It also may contain knots, holes, and cracks in some parts irregularly. The wood variation will affect the finishing look when the product is built and finished. The finishing may be able to make and adjust the color, but it won’t be able to manipulate the grain and knot pattern. If you want to make a uniform and good-matching furniture product, then you need to do veneer matching in the early stages of the furniture manufacturing process. Make sure that you make a good veneer arrangement in the veneering process. The veneer match also needs to be continued in the next production process in furniture making. You need a well-blended veneer arrangement in the unfinished furniture and let the finishing give a touch of art to create a high-value furniture product.