BUTTERNUT - COMMERCIAL WOOD Butternut (Juglans cinerea)is in much the same class as basswood and buckeye in respect to mechanical qualities, but is slightly heavier, harder, stronger, and tougher than these woods. It also has a figure considerably like black walnut, of which it is a close relative, but lacks the rich color of the more valuable wood.
Butternut finds its largest usefulness in the manufacture of furniture and fixtures, and, next, for boxes and crates, as is indicated in Table 73.
Table 73 Factory Uses of Butternut Purpose Per Cent Furniture and Fixtures 39 Boxes and Crates 22 Excelsior 11 Mill Work 9 Woodenware and Novelties 6 Musical Instruments 4 Ship and Boat Building 3 Patterns and Flasks 2 Professional and Scientific Instruments 1 Other Uses 3 Total 100 Specific articles in which butternut is used are : Altars Moulding Boat decks Patterns Boat finish Piano cases Boat seats Piano molding Cabinets Screen frames Cameras Show cases Caskets Store fixtures Cheese box heading Tables Church pews Threshing machines Doll carriages Toys Furniture Vehicles Interior finish