NELSONWOOD
Wood Facts
Top Ten Hardest Woods
10 CEBIL - (Anadenanthera colubrina) Janka Hardness: 3,630 LBF (16,150 N)
9 KATALOX - (Swartzia cubensis) Janka Hardness: 3,660 LBF (16,260 N)
8 BLACK IRONDWOOD or LEADWOOD - (Krugiodendron ferreum) Janka Hardness: 3,660 LBF(16,280 N)
7 AFRICAN BLACKWOOD - (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Janka Hardness: 3,670 LBF (16,320 N)
6 CAMELTHORN - (Vachellia erioloba) Janka Hardness: 3,680LBF (16,370 N)
5 VERAWOOD or ARGENTINE LIGNUM VITAE - (Bulnesia arborea) Janka Hardness: 3,710LBF (16,520 N)
4 SNAKEWOOD - (Brosimum guianense) Janka Hardness: 3,800 LBF (16,900 N)
3 GIDGEE - (Acacia cambagei) Janka Hardness: 4,270LBF (18,990 N)
2 LIGNUM VITAE - (Guaiacum officinale) Janka Hardness: 4,390 LBF (19,510 N)
1 QUEBRACHO - (Schinopsis balansae) Janka Hardness: 4,570 LBF (20,340 N)
9 KATALOX - (Swartzia cubensis) Janka Hardness: 3,660 LBF (16,260 N)
8 BLACK IRONDWOOD or LEADWOOD - (Krugiodendron ferreum) Janka Hardness: 3,660 LBF(16,280 N)
7 AFRICAN BLACKWOOD - (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Janka Hardness: 3,670 LBF (16,320 N)
6 CAMELTHORN - (Vachellia erioloba) Janka Hardness: 3,680LBF (16,370 N)
5 VERAWOOD or ARGENTINE LIGNUM VITAE - (Bulnesia arborea) Janka Hardness: 3,710LBF (16,520 N)
4 SNAKEWOOD - (Brosimum guianense) Janka Hardness: 3,800 LBF (16,900 N)
3 GIDGEE - (Acacia cambagei) Janka Hardness: 4,270LBF (18,990 N)
2 LIGNUM VITAE - (Guaiacum officinale) Janka Hardness: 4,390 LBF (19,510 N)
1 QUEBRACHO - (Schinopsis balansae) Janka Hardness: 4,570 LBF (20,340 N)
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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GIDGEE
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LIGNUM VITAE
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QUEBRACHO
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Top Ten Heaviest Woods
10 VERAWOOD - (Bulnesia arborea) 74.4 LBS/FT³ Also known as Argentine Lignum Vitae.
9 KINGWOOD - (Dalbergia cearensis) 74.9 LBS/FT³
8 DESERT IRONWOOD - (Olneya tesota) 75.4 LBS/FT³
7 SNAKEWOOD - (Brosimum guianense) 75.7 LBS/FT³
6 LEADWOOOD - (Combretum imberbe) 75.8 LBS/FT³
5 QUEBRACHO - (Schinopsis spp.) 77.1 LBS/FT³
4 LIGNUM VITAE - (Guaiacum officinale) 78.5 LBS/FT³
3 AFRICAN BLACKWOOD - (Dalbergia melanoxylon) 79.3 LBS/FT³
2 ITIN - (Prosopis kuntzei) 79.6 LBS/FT³
1 BLACK IRONWOOD - (Krugiodendron ferreum) 84.5 LBS/FT³
9 KINGWOOD - (Dalbergia cearensis) 74.9 LBS/FT³
8 DESERT IRONWOOD - (Olneya tesota) 75.4 LBS/FT³
7 SNAKEWOOD - (Brosimum guianense) 75.7 LBS/FT³
6 LEADWOOOD - (Combretum imberbe) 75.8 LBS/FT³
5 QUEBRACHO - (Schinopsis spp.) 77.1 LBS/FT³
4 LIGNUM VITAE - (Guaiacum officinale) 78.5 LBS/FT³
3 AFRICAN BLACKWOOD - (Dalbergia melanoxylon) 79.3 LBS/FT³
2 ITIN - (Prosopis kuntzei) 79.6 LBS/FT³
1 BLACK IRONWOOD - (Krugiodendron ferreum) 84.5 LBS/FT³
VERAWOOD
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KINGWOOD
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DESERT IRONWOOD
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SNAKEWOOD
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LEADWOOD
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QUEBRACHO
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LIGNUM VITAE
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AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
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ITIN
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BLACK IRONWOOD
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Woods that shine under a Black Light
Afzelia faint to medium yellow-green; dependent on species
Albizia bright, uniform green
Amendoim bright streaks of yellow
Araracanga medium uniform yellow/green
Avodire faint to medium streaks of yellow/green
Blackwood, Australian medium streaks of yellow/green
Bloodwood faint to medium uniform blue; not always apparent in wood, but vivid in ethanol extract
Bubinga faint to medium yellow/green; not always present
Buckthorn medium uniform green
Camelthorn medium uniform green
Canarywood faint to medium yellow streaks
Cebil medium to bright streaks of green; surrounding dark areas in heartwood
Cerejeira medium yellow/green
Chechen medium to bright streaks of green
Coffeetree bright uniform yellow/green
Cumaru faint to medium green streaks
Dahoma medium to bright streaks of yellow/green
Ebony, Texas medium uniform yellow/gold; not always present
Elm, Wych faint to medium yellow/green streaks; not always present
Espave faint to medium yellow/green streaks; not always present
Gidgee medium to bright uniform green
Goncalo Alves faint to medium streaks of yellow/green; not always present
Greenheart faint to medium uniform green
Guanacaste medium uniform yellow/gold
Guatambu faint to medium streaks of yellow/green
Hububalli medium to bright streaks of green
Ironwood, Black faint yellow/green streaks; not always present
Ironwood, Desert faint yellow streaks
Izombe faint to medium green
Jatoba faint to medium yellow/orange
Koa medium to bright streaks of green; not always present
Kopie faint uniform yellow/green; not always present
Lancewood faint to medium green streaks (not present in sapwood)
Lebbeck bright, uniform yellow/green
Lemonwood, African faint to medium yellow/green
Locust, Black bright, uniform green
Locust, Honey bright, uniform green
Locust, Water bright, uniform green
Machiche medium, uniform green
Mahogany, Santos faint to medium green streaks
Mangium medium to bright streaks of yellow/green; not always present
Mango bright green streaks in certain portions of heartwood
Merbau medium, uniform green, with bright yellow/green streaks in areas of mineral deposits
Mesquite faint to medium green streaks, dependent on species
Mimosa medium green streaks
Monkeypod faint to medium yellow/green streaks
Monkeythorn medium to bright streaks of yellow/green
Mopane faint to medium yellow/green; not always present
Muninga faint to medium yellow/orange; not always present
Myrtle bright yellow/green streaks in certain portions of heartwood
Narra/Amboyna medium yellow
Olive faint to medium yellow streaks in certain portions of heartwood
Olive, Russian medium uniform green
Opepe faint to medium yellow/green
Orange faint to medium yellow streaks
Padauk, African faint to medium yellow/orange
Panga Panga faint uniform yellow/green; not always present
Partridgewood (Andira spp.) faint yellow streaks; not always present
Peroba Rosa medium uniform yellow/green
Pink Ivory medium streaked pink/red in certain portions of heartwood
Piquia Amarello bright, uniform yellow
Pistachio bright, uniform green
Purpleheart faint to medium yellow/orange streaks; varies by species
Quebracho faint green streaks
Quina faint to medium uniform yellow/green
Raspberry Jam faint to medium uniform yellow/green in heartwood, with bright streak at sapwood/heartwood transition
Redbud, Eastern medium green streaks
Redheart medium uniform orange
Rengas faint to medium uniform yellow/orange
Sassafras, Blackheart medium orange/red streaks in colored heartwood areas
Satinwood, East Indian faint to medium yellow streaks
Satinwood, West Indian faint to medium yellow streaks
Sugi faint uniform pink/red
Sumac, Staghorn medium to bright streaks of green
Tali bright uniform yellow/gold
Tatabu faint green; not always present
Timborana faint to medium green green
Tornillo medium uniform yellow/green
T’zalam faint to medium uniform green
Witels faint to medium uniform yellow
Yellowheart faint to medium uniform yellow
Albizia bright, uniform green
Amendoim bright streaks of yellow
Araracanga medium uniform yellow/green
Avodire faint to medium streaks of yellow/green
Blackwood, Australian medium streaks of yellow/green
Bloodwood faint to medium uniform blue; not always apparent in wood, but vivid in ethanol extract
Bubinga faint to medium yellow/green; not always present
Buckthorn medium uniform green
Camelthorn medium uniform green
Canarywood faint to medium yellow streaks
Cebil medium to bright streaks of green; surrounding dark areas in heartwood
Cerejeira medium yellow/green
Chechen medium to bright streaks of green
Coffeetree bright uniform yellow/green
Cumaru faint to medium green streaks
Dahoma medium to bright streaks of yellow/green
Ebony, Texas medium uniform yellow/gold; not always present
Elm, Wych faint to medium yellow/green streaks; not always present
Espave faint to medium yellow/green streaks; not always present
Gidgee medium to bright uniform green
Goncalo Alves faint to medium streaks of yellow/green; not always present
Greenheart faint to medium uniform green
Guanacaste medium uniform yellow/gold
Guatambu faint to medium streaks of yellow/green
Hububalli medium to bright streaks of green
Ironwood, Black faint yellow/green streaks; not always present
Ironwood, Desert faint yellow streaks
Izombe faint to medium green
Jatoba faint to medium yellow/orange
Koa medium to bright streaks of green; not always present
Kopie faint uniform yellow/green; not always present
Lancewood faint to medium green streaks (not present in sapwood)
Lebbeck bright, uniform yellow/green
Lemonwood, African faint to medium yellow/green
Locust, Black bright, uniform green
Locust, Honey bright, uniform green
Locust, Water bright, uniform green
Machiche medium, uniform green
Mahogany, Santos faint to medium green streaks
Mangium medium to bright streaks of yellow/green; not always present
Mango bright green streaks in certain portions of heartwood
Merbau medium, uniform green, with bright yellow/green streaks in areas of mineral deposits
Mesquite faint to medium green streaks, dependent on species
Mimosa medium green streaks
Monkeypod faint to medium yellow/green streaks
Monkeythorn medium to bright streaks of yellow/green
Mopane faint to medium yellow/green; not always present
Muninga faint to medium yellow/orange; not always present
Myrtle bright yellow/green streaks in certain portions of heartwood
Narra/Amboyna medium yellow
Olive faint to medium yellow streaks in certain portions of heartwood
Olive, Russian medium uniform green
Opepe faint to medium yellow/green
Orange faint to medium yellow streaks
Padauk, African faint to medium yellow/orange
Panga Panga faint uniform yellow/green; not always present
Partridgewood (Andira spp.) faint yellow streaks; not always present
Peroba Rosa medium uniform yellow/green
Pink Ivory medium streaked pink/red in certain portions of heartwood
Piquia Amarello bright, uniform yellow
Pistachio bright, uniform green
Purpleheart faint to medium yellow/orange streaks; varies by species
Quebracho faint green streaks
Quina faint to medium uniform yellow/green
Raspberry Jam faint to medium uniform yellow/green in heartwood, with bright streak at sapwood/heartwood transition
Redbud, Eastern medium green streaks
Redheart medium uniform orange
Rengas faint to medium uniform yellow/orange
Sassafras, Blackheart medium orange/red streaks in colored heartwood areas
Satinwood, East Indian faint to medium yellow streaks
Satinwood, West Indian faint to medium yellow streaks
Sugi faint uniform pink/red
Sumac, Staghorn medium to bright streaks of green
Tali bright uniform yellow/gold
Tatabu faint green; not always present
Timborana faint to medium green green
Tornillo medium uniform yellow/green
T’zalam faint to medium uniform green
Witels faint to medium uniform yellow
Yellowheart faint to medium uniform yellow