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  2. Janka hardness test - Wikipedia

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    A common use of Janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring. For hardwood flooring, the test usually requires an 80 mm × 150 mm (3 in × 6 in) sample with a thickness of at least 6–8 mm, and the most commonly used test is the ASTM D1037.

  3. 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 ...

  4. List of woods - Wikipedia

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    FSC Lesser Known Timber Species; NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF ...

  5. List of Acacia species used for timber production - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... This is a list of Acacia species (sensu lato) that are used for ... Approximate wood densities of acacia species; Species Density [kg ...

  6. Ironwood - Wikipedia

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    Ironwood is a common name for many woods that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is denser than water (approximately 1000 kg/m 3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in English may or may not indicate a tree that yields such heavy wood.

  7. Machaerium scleroxylon - Wikipedia

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    Its wood has a similar feel and similar tonal attributes to genuine rosewoods, but is near 1000 points softer on the Janka hardness scale on average or more than all of the commonly traded species of rosewood except for Sisso and Amazonian rosewood (Dalbergia spruceana). It also ranks lower in density of 5-10 lbs per cubic foot compared to ...

  8. List of Indian timber trees - Wikipedia

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    It contains ripe wood in the outer crust. The colour of this ripened wood is dark brown. It is strong, durable and fibrous. Palm is used for furniture, roof covering, rafters and joists. Pine: Pinus spp. Pine wood is hard and tough except white pine which is soft. It decays easily if it comes into contact with soil. It is heavy and coarse grained.

  9. Dipterocarp timber classification - Wikipedia

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    The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour. The Dipterocarp timber classification system was developed by Colin Fraser Symington (1905-1943), a forester at the Malayan Forestry Service, and H. E. Desch, who researched comparative wood anatomy. [1]

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