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  2. Lignum vitae - Wikipedia

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    Lignum vitae is hard and durable, and is also the densest wood traded (average dried density: ~79 lb/ft 3 or ~1,260 kg/m 3); [4] it will easily sink in water. On the Janka scale of hardness, which measures hardness of woods, lignum vitae ranks highest of the trade woods, with a Janka hardness of 4,390 lbf (compared with Olneya at 3,260 lbf, [5] African blackwood at 2,940 lbf, hickory at 1,820 ...

  3. Xanthostemon verdugonianus - Wikipedia

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    Xanthostemon verdugonianus, commonly known as mangkono or Philippine ironwood, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. [2] It is endemic to the islands of the Visayas, Palawan, and northeastern Mindanao. It is valued for its extremely durable and heavy timber. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  4. Islands of Nyne - Wikipedia

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    Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is a sci-fi-themed first person shooter battle royale video game by American developer Define Human Studios. [1] [2] The game launched in early access on Steam on July 12, 2018. On December 19, 2018, Define Human Studios stopped development of the game and made the game free to play.

  5. Janka hardness test - Wikipedia

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    When testing wood in lumber form, the Janka test is always carried out on wood from the tree trunk (known as the heartwood), and the standard sample (according to ASTM D143) is at 12% moisture content and clear of knots. [3] The hardness of wood varies with the direction of the wood grain. Testing on the surface of a plank, perpendicular to the ...

  6. Hornbeam - Wikipedia

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    The common English name hornbeam derives from the hardness of the woods (likened to horn) and the Old English beam, "tree" (cognate with Dutch Boom and German Baum).. The American hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood, the first from the resemblance of the bark to that of the American beech Fagus grandifolia, the other two from the hardness of the wood and ...

  7. List of Indian timber trees - Wikipedia

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    It is moderately hard and strong. It is used for door and window frames, and carts. Ironwood, Penaga Lilin, Bosneak, Gangaw, Mesua Mesua ferrea: Reddish brown [5] 960–1,060 kg/m 3: 1,620–1,790 lb/cu yd [6] Ironwood is durable though it is very hard and is not easily worked. It even resists penetration of nails.

  8. Mexican ironwood carvings - Wikipedia

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    Seri ironwood carving. Mexican ironwood carving is a Mexican tradition of carving the wood of the Olneya tesota tree, a Sonora Desert tree commonly called ironwood (palo fierro in Spanish). Olneya tesota is a slow growing important shade tree in northwest Mexico and the southwest U.S. The wood it produces is very dense and sinks in water.

  9. Acacia estrophiolata - Wikipedia

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    Acacia estrophiolata, commonly known as ironwood, [1] southern ironwood, [2] desert ironwood [3] ... The wood is very hard and it is good for making posts for fences. [6]