I made a small walnut table top with some nice inlay work. It was for my wife and she did not like it. So I made the table out of cherry. The top ended up in the back of a closet where it has been for over 15 years. I pulled it out and decided to finish it and give it to a friend. I bought some walnut and finished making the table. I have now noticed the new walnut is much darker than the old walnut. I had to plane and dimension the new walnut. Will it lighten with exposure to air and light. I have several pieces of furniture I made using walnut. Now that I have looked at them closer they all appear to be lighter than I remember them being when first made.
Is it more likely to just be a different specie of walnut?
Is it more likely to just be a different specie of walnut?