Wood Hardness Chart Pdf

The janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species.

Wood hardness chart pdf. 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 1780 maple ivory 1500 bamboo carbonized 1800 maple soft 999 hickory 1820 merbau 1925 pecan 1820 mesquite 2345 yellowheart 1820. Fraction and metric conversion chart. Woods with a higher rating are harder than woods with a lower rating. Relative hardness table for domestic and imported woods janka numbers for domestic exotic wood species the janka side hardness test measures the force required to press an 1128mm 0444 inch steel ball to half its diameter cross grain into a block of wood.

The scale used in the table is pounds force. The janka hardness test was conducted by measuring the amount of force necessary to embed a 444 inch steel ball into side of the wood up to one half of its diameter to determine its hardness rating which is then recorded on the janka hardness scale. How to turn a. Periodic table of wood.

Wood images for desktop backgrounds. Finishing exotic and tropical hardwoods. There may be variations of more or less than 20 on the scale since this is a scientific test. Janka hardness pounds force australian buloke 5060 schinopsis balansae quebracho colorado red quebracho 4570 lignum vitae guayacan pockenholz 4500 patagonian rosewood curupay angico preto piptadenia macrocarpa brazilian tiger mahogany 3840 snakewood letterhout piratinera guinensis 3800 brazilian olivewood 3700 brazilian.

Drying wood at home. Gluing oily tropical hardwoods. The janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0444 steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide.