Beautiful Walnut Slabs

Black Walnut is among the best hardwood varieties in North America to make slabs out of.

Its beautiful dark tone pairs with a thin layer of light-colored sapwood. This creates an exciting contrast and a unique, visually interesting design. People are increasingly using Black Walnut slabs for table tops, counter tops, entry accents, and many other creative applications. When finished, Black Walnut becomes dark brown and shows an intense grain pattern.

Natural Hardwood Slabs

If you’re looking for live-edge slabs, the best trees are always cut in the winter when the sap has fallen. During this period the bark is a great deal more stable and resilient to breaking and chipping off. While it is impossible to guarantee that 100% of the bark remains firmly attached to the log slices, Winter cut logs offer the highest chances of success.

The best way to ensure the bark edge endures time and wear we recommend customers use a two part thick epoxy coating over the entire piece of lumber. Beautiful Walnut Slabs While this ensures the bark remains on the slab, it does give the piece a high-gloss finish.

Beautiful Walnut Slabs

A more minimalist approach is to use straight linseed oil and embrace the natural inconsistency of the bark. Linseed oil creates a warm, water-resistant surface that complements the natural beauty of the wood.

Dimensional Hardwood Slabs

While our natural slabs are visually dynamic and give a strong sense of the tree design and form, we also produce dimensional Beautiful Walnut Slabs slabs at standard sizes or with custom dimensions depending on your design needs. In the past, customers have requested straight-lining on one edge.

Straight-lining is a process where we pass a piece of lumber through a special saw. This produces a straight edge on one side of the board. Straight-lining is especially useful when a customer wants to install a live-edge slab flush against a wall.

Check out our lumber fact sheet for more information about hardwood lumber from Timber Works.