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List of hardwoods in order of hardness.
By eric meier the most common test for testing wood hardness is known as the janka hardness test.
It measures the force needed to embed a steel ball halfway through a sample of wood.
Here you ll find charts that break down the wood types by density hardness stiffness and strength.
Red oak quercus rubra 1.
Wood hardness chart species alphabetical hardness species by hardness hardness mahogany honduran 800 padauk 1725 mahogany santos 2200 tabaccowood 1750 maple hard north american 1450 rosewood bolivian.
The following offers a brief comparison of american hardwoods softwoods and often misused tropical hardwoods and their appropriate applications.
This wood is everywhere chances are there s something made of this wood within a stone s throw of where you re sitting right now.
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Relative hardness of wood flooring species below are listed the relative hardness for numerous wood species used in flooring.
Each wood species is listed in alphabetical order in each chart with its corresponding related number next to each species.
These ratings were done using the janka hardness test.
Forest service list the relative hardness for numerous wood species used in flooring.
The janka scale of hardness.
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The actual number listed in the wood profile is the amount of pounds force lb f or newtons n required to imbed a 444 11 28 mm diameter steel ball into the wood to half the ball s diameter.
Here you ll find each wood species listed by hardness levels.
It s used for cabinets furniture flooring trim doors and.
Each wood species is listed in alphabetical order with its corresponding number next to it.
Luckily there s a scale for these things.
These ratings were calculated using the janka hardness test which measures the force needed to embed a 444 inch steel ball.
This chart from alan s factory.