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Walnut is a medium-grain hardwood. Although poplar is a fine-grain wood, the grain pattern is similar to walnut, so it is a reasonable substitute. If you are building a project from scratch using only poplar, you can be less selective with the boards.
Correspondingly, what wood is similar to Cypress?
Although not technically a cypress in the strictest sense (Cupressus genus), Baldcypress is in the Cupressaceæ family, which includes many decay resistant woods (including cedars), and the wood is a popular choice in exterior construction applications where decay resistance is needed.
Likewise, is there a difference between walnut and black walnut wood?
The short answer is the English walnut is mostly grown for food while the black walnut is grown for wood. However, there are many more differences between the two. It is important to understand that English walnuts come from the juglans regia tree while the black walnut is from the juglans nigra tree.
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