I have searched everywhere for a answer. My question is, are there any reasons to not use sapwood if you like the looks of it, or is sapwood of poor quality. In this case I am referring to English (persian) walnut. I had two very large trees milled and have a whole lot of boards that are just sapwood, the boards have very nice looking grain, it looks a lot like ash. I also have a lot of boards that are mixed 75% sapwood and 25% heartwood that are very neat looking. So are there any problems with trying to use sapwood after it is dried? Thanks, Shane
Edited 2/28/2005 3:39 pm ET by steelheader
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If weather resistance isn't a factor, most heart wood is more rot resistant, then there is no reason, other than appearance, not to use sap wood for furniture projects.
John W.
I've been using it for years and haven't had any problems.As a matter of fact mills use a process on walnut to darken the sap wood to get more saleable wood per tree.There are alot of people on here that have more knowledge about wood than myself and I'm sure you'll be hearing from them on the subject.
Brent
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