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Updated February 2022

## Table of wood properties

These were taken from the excel file Testing the strength of different wood species. There you can also find details on the testing methods.

Species	ρ (g/cm3)	Relative Hardness	Breaking Force	Disp @50kg
Am. Chestnut	0.53	107	129	3.6
Ash, white	0.71	205	201	2.1
Ash, white	0.69	209	220	2.3
Basswood	0.37	56	88	3.5
Beech	0.76	195	184	2.2
Beech	0.68	188	201	2.2
Birch	0.55	97	102	2.6	Hardwood
Birch	0.64	157	194	2.4	Hardwood
Birch	0.64	150	204	2.2	Hardwood
Birch, yellow	0.73	188	200	2.2
Black locust	0.68	170	203	2.4
Box elder (not fully dried)	0.59	100	96	3.3
Butternut	0.43	79	143	3.0
Cedar	0.36	44	100	3.4
Cedar	0.31	47	87	5.7
Cherry	0.73	214	181	2.9	Hardwood
Cherry	0.63	156	139	3.4	Hardwood
Cherry, Black	0.65	161	154	2.7
Dogwood	0.83	252	241	2.5
Elm	0.69	168	199	2.8
Hemlock	0.46	68	119	2.8
Hemlock	0.47	77	130	2.7
Hickory	0.72	196	217	2.3
Hickory	0.80	204	275	2.0
Ironwood (American Hornbeam)	0.83	230	271	2.0
Lilac bush	1.02	302	221	3.4
Mahogany	0.64	157	107	3.8	Hardwood
Maple, hard	0.68	160	168	2.4	Hardwood
Maple, hard	0.75	222	254	2.0	Hardwood
Maple, Norway	0.71	187	119	2.5	Hardwood
Oak, red	0.66	169	200	2.6	Hardwood
Oak, red	0.67	170	202	2.5	Hardwood
Oak, white	0.73	145	153	2.5	Hardwood
Oak, white	0.73	154	159	2.6	Hardwood
Osage orange	0.83	248	293	2.3
Pine	0.33	46	91	4.1
Pine, heart	0.61	138	193	2.3
Pine, red	0.42	62	139	2.8
Pine, red	0.52	93	106	3.9
Spruce	0.40	71	108	3.5
Spruce	0.37	53	111	3.0
Spruce	0.38	60	118	2.8
Spruce	0.33	55	95	5.1
Spruce	0.36	56	74	3.4
Spruce-finger jointed	0.52	93	110	2.7
Sweet gum	0.69	173	150	3.6
Sycamore	0.53	107	137	2.7
Sycamore	0.58	111	157	2.4
Walnut	0.65	156	146	2.5	Hardwood
Walnut, Black	0.57	120	163	2.8	Hardwood
Walnut, Black, crooked grain	0.60	119	110	3.5

Chris Loughnane

WOOD

## Table of wood properties

References