This twig vase has been turned from a truly superb blank of Caro Walnut [Juglans nigra]. Claro Walnut is one of the pre-eminent hardwoods of North America, Black Walnut—especially in its figured forms, as seen in this turning—is a beautiful, deeply colored wood that works well with other woods—and by itself. It is moderately dense and fine-grained. Claro is a distinctive Walnut sub-species and a much more highly figured and dramatically colored wood.
