My grandfather always kept a walnut in his toolbox next to the furniture polish: I laughed for years before understanding why he was right

My grandfather always kept a walnut in his toolbox next to the furniture polish: I laughed for years before understanding ...

For decades, a grandfather’s peculiar habit of using walnuts to repair furniture scratches seemed like folklore—until the science proved him right. The natural oils and pigments in walnuts can genuinely heal wooden surfaces, and there’s real chemistry explaining why this cheap, simple trick outperforms expensive repair products.