open main page for all woods          open page 2 for articles



ALMOND

Prunus spp.
Prunus spp. of the family Rosaceae, including at least 7 different species in that genus. In addition to that, there are another 3 dozen or so species from about 20 genera that ALSO have the word almond as all or part of one or more of their common names, so there's a lot of room for confusion but in the USA almond is most often Prunus dulcis.

my samples: NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ("soft white" at 2700K) colors will vary under other lighting conditions

both sides of a sample plank of almond / Prunus dulcis --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.


end grain and HIGH GRIT END GRAIN CLOSEUP of the piece directly above


both sides of a sample plank of almond / Prunus amygdalus (a synonym of Prunus dulcis) --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.


end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above


END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above


both sides of a sample plank of almond / Prunus amygdalus (a synonym of Prunus dulcis) --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.


end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above


END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above


both sides of a sample plank of almond / Prunus amygdalus (a synonym of Prunus dulcis) --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.


end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above


END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above


a plank donated to the site by Ira Matheny, whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site


end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above


END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above

web pics:

log ends --- these were advertised for firewood, not bowl blanks.


planks


planks listed as almond / Prunus dulcis


plank pics provided by Dave Davenport ... thanks Dave


plank listed as wild almond / Terminalia cattapa (which SHOULD be catappa). This species is normally darker than this piece.


sticks


burl slab


bowls


bowl --- the richness of the color on this one is outside my experience of almond, but could be due to the finishing agent, or the photography. My friend Mark Peet tells me the patina matches an aged bowl that had been clear coated but it also matches well with peach wood.


box and closeup of the top


box and business card holder (it wasn't marked, but I believe the business card holder is only a few inches high)