Circassian Walnut?

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Circassian Walnut?

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Just brought home some Circasian walnut, I think. 6 pieces with 4 matching and 2 matching.

Even if it ain't CW, it's still pretty. Got just the machine for it, too.

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Re: Circasian Walnut?

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Looks like a Burled Walnut to me(?).

A very beautiful grain!
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I too think it's burled walnut and not circasian.

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Re: Circasian Walnut?

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This item is sold in my local supermarket, where it's called a "flour tortilla." (Well, it looks like one, anyway.) :)

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JerryVan wrote:I too think it's burled walnut and not circasian.
It is.

My "day job" is restoration of classic German cars and I know burled walnut well from Mercedes cars. I do a lot of veneer work with burled walnut, Macassar Ebony, and zebrano or zebrawood.
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Thanks for the input! Burled walnut, it is. Cliff
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Re: Circassian Walnut?

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There are a few suppliers that do sell Circassian walnut veneers, though how they stack up against what was available during the "Victrola era", I don't know. Prices seem to vary, depending on the grain pattern.

For instance -- http://www.veneersupplies.com/brands/Wa ... an%29.html

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