I understand that some commercial walnut is steamed.  Apparently, this will
cause the color to bleed into the sapwood (or even out, or something). Does
anybody know details?

I just get my walnut from Bill Webber. Thank way I know it's heartwood. (Bill,
I'm still working with those pieces I got from you, in 2014 I think.)  I don't
use much walnut except for special projects.

Gary Katsanis
Albion New York, USA




---- Bill Webber  wrote: 

=============
Hey Ed,

Just don't do it!  Nice dark, rich walnut will lighten over time. Any 
stain blending of the sap wood you might attempt when the wood is fresh 
will not lighten the same way as the heart wood.  You saw what happened 
to my work bench after exposure to sun for 10 years.  I save any walnut 
with sap wood for inside skirts or drawer pieces where they won't show 
so much.

Bill W.
In Beautiful downtown Nottingham, PA

On 6/24/2017 10:15 PM, Ed Minch wrote:
> GGG
>
> I usually try to buy wood with as little sap wood on it as possible.  I have
ended up with some walnut that has a couple of thin strips of sap along edges.
Does any one have a preferred procedure to tone this down?
>
> Ed Minch
>
>

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