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 Post subject: Wood Hardness Data
PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:20 pm 
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Brazilian Rosewood
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http://tinytimbers.com/janka.htm

Useful charts


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 Post subject: Re: Wood Hardness Data
PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:04 pm 
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Nice.

Someone at this forum tipped me of this site also: http://www.thewoodexplorer.com/

VERY comprehensive database


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 Post subject: Re: Wood Hardness Data
PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:40 pm 
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the book "Wood as an Engineering Material" contains a wealth of information about a wide variety of species.

Your tax dollars at work, it is available as a free download from USDA Forest Products Lab at:

http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publi ... eader_id=p

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 Post subject: Re: Wood Hardness Data
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Mike O'Melia wrote:
http://tinytimbers.com/janka.htm

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That chart does not correspond with my experience at all. Chestnut, softer than Lacewood, Douglas Fir and Teak? Cocobolo softer than Zebra?

What am I missing here?

The PDF file seems more accurate, to me.


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 Post subject: Re: Wood Hardness Data
PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:35 pm 
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what about these?

http://www.morlanwoodgifts.com/MM011.ASP?pageno=209
http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm
http://ejmas.com/tin/2009tin/tinart_goldstein_0904.html
http://www.countyfloors.com/about_janka.html


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