Hardness Info

Wood Hardness                                                                                          Janka Scale

Brazilian Tiger Mahogany 3840
Brazilian Ebony 3692
Ipê / “Brazilian Walnut” / Lapacho 3684
African Pearlwood / Moabi Sometimes: Brazilian Cherry “Lite” 3680
Bolivian Cherry 3650
Lapacho 3640
Cumaru / “Brazilian Teak” sometimes: “Brazilian Chestnut,” 3540
Ebony 3220
Brazilian Redwood / Paraju 3190
Stranded/woven bamboo 3000
Bloodwood 2900
Red Mahogany, Turpentine 2697
“Southern Chestnut” 2670
Brazilian Cherry / Jatoba 2350
“Golden Teak” 2330
Santos Mahogany, Cabreuva, Honduran Rosewood 2200
Brazilian Koa 2160
Merbau 1925
Jarrah 1910
Purpleheart 1860
Goncalo Alves / Tigerwood 1850
Hickory / Pecan, Satinwood 1820
Rosewood 1780
Blackwood 1720
Merbau 1712
Kempas 1710
Highland Beech 1686
Wenge, Red Pine 1630
True Pine, Timborana 1570
Sapele / Sapelli, Kupa’y 1510
Sweet Birch 1470
Hard Maple / Sugar Maple 1450
Caribbean Walnut 1390
Natural Bamboo (represents one species) 1380
White Oak 1360
Tasmanian Oak 1350
Ash (White) 1320
American Beech 1300
Red Oak (Northern) 1290
Caribbean Heart Pine 1280
Yellow Birch, Iroko 1260
Heart Pine 1225
Carbonized Bamboo (represents one species) 1180
Teak 1155
Brazilian Eucalyptus / Rose Gum 1125
Peruvian Walnut 1080
Black Walnut/North American Walnut 1010
Teak 1000
Cherry 995
Black Cherry, Imbuia 950
Paper Birch 910
Eastern Red Cedar 900
Southern Yellow Pine (Longleaf) 870
African Mahogany 830
Mahogany, Honduran Mahogany 800
Southern Yellow Pine (Loblolly and Shortleaf) 690
Alder (Red) 590
Chestnut 540
Hemlock 500
Western White Pine 420
Basswood 410
Eastern White Pine 380