Sheet1ADD MOR & MOEWood - Common Name(s)BinomialSGPorous?NotesTBBv4DRon Knife
: Mostly from TBBv4-Tim PiatekWood DB
: All at 12% MC-Tim PiatekPrimitive Ways
: These are generally the most divergent numbers. Still, important to remember how much densities can vary.AcaciaAcacia0.66Over 1000 species. See Koa.Black/Australian Blackwoodmelanoxylon0.600.64Treat as if SG 0.50 for safety. Steam-bends well.AlderAlnusRedrubra0.410.410.45Diffuse-porousGreyincana0.470.47European/Black/Commonglutinosa0.50Closed poresWhiterhombifolia0.47AlmondPrunus dulcis0.67ApricotPrunus armeniaca0.67Semi-ring-porousAppleMalus spp.0.680.650.830.70Diffuse-porousTends to check and warp while drying.AshFraxinusTakes an abnormally large set.Blacknegra0.490.490.55Ring-porousWeakest of the ashes.Greenpennsylvanica0.560.560.64Oregonlatifolia0.560.560.61Bluequadrangulata 0.580.580.64Whiteamericana0.590.590.67Ring-porousThe heaviest American ash, almost all sapwood. Oregon looks and acts like white.Europeanexcelsior0.610.610.68Ring-porousAspenPopulusQuakingtremuloides0.380.45Diffuse-porousBigtoothgrandidentala0.390.43Diffuse-porousAvocadoPersea americana mill0.70BaldcypressTaxodium distichum0.460.51Non-porousBalsaOchroma pyramidale0.160.15Diffuse-porousBamboo
: Pseudosasa japonica for arrows, Phyllostachys bambusoides for Korean bows. Tonkin cane (Arundinaria amabilis or Pseudosasa amabilis) also works.0.50-0.85Many varieties. Takes more set per mass than any hardwood. Can heat treat. Use outer surface as belly. Bamboo fibers tend to split and pull out when being cross-cut; use masking tape over the cut line to prevent this.BasswoodTilia americana0.370.370.42Diffuse-porousBay, California Laurel, Myrtle, PepperwoodUmbellularia californica0.570.560.630.56Diffuse-porousBeechFagusAmericangrandifolia0.640.640.72Diffuse-porousUsually excessively twisted and gnarly.Europeansylvatica0.640.71Diffuse-porousBeefwood/BulletwoodSee MassarandubaBirchBetulaLighter birches somewhat tension-brittle, and fret in compression. Served well by a rawhide backing.Riverpopulifolia0.56Diffuse-porousGraynigra0.59Diffuse-porousPaperpapyrifera0.550.550.61Diffuse-porousSilver/Europeanpendula0.590.590.64Diffuse-porousWhite/European/Downypubescens0.590.590.62Diffuse-porousYellowalleghaniensis0.620.620.69Diffuse-porousSweet/Cherry/Blacklenta0.650.650.74Diffuse-porousBlack Locust/Robinia/False AcaciaRobinia pseudoacacia0.690.690.77Ring-porousStronger in tension than compression. Frets and chrysals easily, making this wood ideal for teaching you how to tiller.BlackthornPrunus spinosa0.87Blue Beech/American HornbeamCarpinus caroliniana0.79Diffuse-porousNot Hophornbeam, as Tim Baker indicates.Box ElderAcer nigundo0.460.460.490.42Diffuse-porousA maple.Brazilian Cherry/JatobaHymenaea courbaril0.910.91Diffuse-porousBrazilwood/PernambucoCaesalpinia echinata0.980.98Diffuse-porousBuckeye, Aesculus0.40Diffuse-porousYellowoctandra0.360.36Diffuse-porousCaliforniacalifornica0.41Diffuse-porousBuckthorn/Cascara/ChittamRamnus purshiana0.520.61Treat like a medium-density birch. 6-8" diameter trunks, so not commercially avail.ButternutJuglans cinerea0.380.380.43Semi-ring-porousButtonwood/Button MangroveConocarpus erectus0.850.85California NutmegTorreya californicaBehaves like lower-density yewCatalpa, NorthernCatalpa speciosa0.41CedarChamaecyparisCedars are brittle, typically poor wood. Pick densest, oldest growth possible.Atlantic Whitethyoicles0.32Port Orfordlawsoniana0.430.43Alaskanootkatensis0.440.44CedarThujaVery light and brittle.Northern White/Eastern Arborvitaeoccidentalis0.310.35No resin canalsWestern Red/Giant Arborvitaeplicata0.330.320.64Yellow???0.44According to Wikipedia, yellow cedar is also Thuja occidentalis.CedarCupressus Leyland Cypressx leylandii0.50No resin canalsAlaskan/Yellownootkatensis0.50No resin canalsCherryPrunusBlack/Americanserotina0.500.500.56Semi-ring-porous to diffuse-porousExcellent bow wood.Sweetavium L.0.66Bitteremarginata0.66European Wildavium0.65Common Chokecherryvirginiana0.65Western Chokecherryvirginiana var. demissa0.65Easternvirginiana var. virtinianaHollyleaf/Evergreenilicifolia0.93Not a typo for SGChestnut, AmericanCastanea dentate0.430.43CottonwoodPopulusBlacktrichocarpa0.350.45Easterndeltoids0.400.40Crepe MyrtleLagerstroemia spp.0.75Dogwood-like.Desert WillowChilopsis linearis0.61Not a willow.DogwoodCornusTough and strong. Endures a large set before breaking.Floweringflorida0..730.73Pacificnuttallii0.75Americansericera0.55EbonyDiospyros spp.0.90See also Persimmon.Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana0.480.47A juniper. Exceptional potential. Elastic, but weak in tension (?). Heartwood is purple-red. Thin rawhide will help compensate for tension weakness.Elderberrysambucus velutina0.50