How Much Does 100 Board Feet Of Walnut Cost
$1400.00
- 100 board feet
- Black Walnut: ~$14.00/bf (2026 US retail estimate, rough 4/4)
Methodcost = board feet x price per board foot.
Price per board foot varies by region, grade and supplier — this is a typical estimate, not a quote.
100 board feet of black walnut runs about $1,400.00 at a typical 2026 US retail rate of $14.00 per board foot — walnut sits at the premium end of domestic hardwood pricing, well above the mid-tier species most furniture projects default to.
Why this one specifically
Walnut's price reflects genuine scarcity relative to demand more than any difficulty milling it — it's actually one of the easier hardwoods to work cleanly, but the same properties that make it desirable (colour, stability, workability all at once) keep demand high against a comparatively limited domestic supply of good, wide, unfigured boards.
What moves the number
This is a rough 4/4 stock estimate at typical hobbyist-quantity pricing; grade matters more for walnut than for many species — figured or wide boards can run well above this baseline, while lower grades with more sapwood content can run below it. Regional supply and how much of the local harvest is going to veneer buyers in a given year both shift the real number too.
Compare against 100 board feet of white oak — well under half this price — and see the how to calculate lumber cost per board foot explainer for the full method behind this figure. For the matching weight, see how much a walnut 2x4 weighs.