NELSONWOOD
Wood FactS
Top Ten Hardest Woods
10 CEBIL - (Anadenanthera colubrina) Janka Hardness: 3,630 lbf (16,150 N) Average Dried Weight: 64 lbs/ft3 (1,025 kg/m3)
9 KATALOX - (Swartzia cubensis) Janka Hardness: 3,660 lbf (16,260 N) Average Dried Weight: 71.6 lbs/ft3 (1,150 kg/m3)
8 BLACK IRONDWOOD or LEADWOOD - (Krugiodendron ferreum) Janka Hardness: 3,660 lbf (16,280 N) Average Dried Weight: 84 lbs/ft3 (1,355 kg/m3)
7 AFRICAN BLACKWOOD - (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Janka Hardness: 3,670 lbf (16,320 N) Average Dried Weight: 79 lbs/ft3 (1,270 kg/m3)
6 CAMELTHORN - (Vachellia erioloba) Janka Hardness: 3,680 lbf (16,370 N)
5 VERAWOOD or ARGENTINE LIGNUM VITAE - (Bulnesia arborea) Janka Hardness: 3,710 lbf (16,520 N) Average Dried Weight: 74 lbs/ft3 (1,190 kg/m3)
4 SNAKEWOOD - (Brosimum guianense) Janka Hardness: 3,800 lbf (16,900 N) Average Dried Weight: 75.7 lbs/ft3 (1,210 kg/m3)
3 GIDGEE - (Acacia cambagei) Janka Hardness: 4,270 lbf (18,990 N) Average Dried Weight: 72 lbs/ft3 (1,150 kg/m3)
2 LIGNUM VITAE - (Guaiacum officinale) Janka Hardness: 4,390 lbf (19,510 N) Average Dried Weight: 78.5 lbs/ft3 (1,260 kg/m3)
1 QUEBRACHO - (Schinopsis balansae) Janka Hardness: 4,570 lbf (20,340 N) Average Dried Weight: 77 lbs/ft3 (1,235 kg/m3)
9 KATALOX - (Swartzia cubensis) Janka Hardness: 3,660 lbf (16,260 N) Average Dried Weight: 71.6 lbs/ft3 (1,150 kg/m3)
8 BLACK IRONDWOOD or LEADWOOD - (Krugiodendron ferreum) Janka Hardness: 3,660 lbf (16,280 N) Average Dried Weight: 84 lbs/ft3 (1,355 kg/m3)
7 AFRICAN BLACKWOOD - (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Janka Hardness: 3,670 lbf (16,320 N) Average Dried Weight: 79 lbs/ft3 (1,270 kg/m3)
6 CAMELTHORN - (Vachellia erioloba) Janka Hardness: 3,680 lbf (16,370 N)
5 VERAWOOD or ARGENTINE LIGNUM VITAE - (Bulnesia arborea) Janka Hardness: 3,710 lbf (16,520 N) Average Dried Weight: 74 lbs/ft3 (1,190 kg/m3)
4 SNAKEWOOD - (Brosimum guianense) Janka Hardness: 3,800 lbf (16,900 N) Average Dried Weight: 75.7 lbs/ft3 (1,210 kg/m3)
3 GIDGEE - (Acacia cambagei) Janka Hardness: 4,270 lbf (18,990 N) Average Dried Weight: 72 lbs/ft3 (1,150 kg/m3)
2 LIGNUM VITAE - (Guaiacum officinale) Janka Hardness: 4,390 lbf (19,510 N) Average Dried Weight: 78.5 lbs/ft3 (1,260 kg/m3)
1 QUEBRACHO - (Schinopsis balansae) Janka Hardness: 4,570 lbf (20,340 N) Average Dried Weight: 77 lbs/ft3 (1,235 kg/m3)
CEBIL
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KATALOX
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LEADWOOD
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AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
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CAMELTHORN
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VERAWOOD
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SNAKEWOOD
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LIGNUM VITAE
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