All 155 wood species

Every wood in the Wood Handbook tables, A to Z, with Janka hardness, density, bending strength and volumetric shrinkage. Type to filter.

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Wood	Janka, lbf	Density	Bending, psi	Shrinkage
African mahoganyKhaya spp.SG 0.42 · 8.8% shrinkage	830	0.42	10,700	8.8%
AfrormosiaPericopsis elataSG 0.61 · 10.7% shrinkage	1,560	0.61	18,400	10.7%
AlbarcoCariniana spp.SG 0.48 · 9.0% shrinkage	1,020	0.48	14,500	9.0%
American basswoodTilia americanaSG 0.32 · 15.8% shrinkage	410	0.32	8,700	15.8%
American beechFagus grandifoliaSG 0.56 · 17.2% shrinkage	1,300	0.56	14,900	17.2%
American chestnutCastanea dentataSG 0.40 · 11.6% shrinkage	540	0.40	8,600	11.6%
American elmUlmus americanaSG 0.46 · 14.6% shrinkage	830	0.46	11,800	14.6%
American sycamorePlatanus occidentalisSG 0.46 · 14.1% shrinkage	770	0.46	10,000	14.1%
AndirobaCarapa guianensisSG 0.54 · 10.4% shrinkage	1,130	0.54	15,500	10.4%
AngelinAndira inermisSG 0.65 · 12.5% shrinkage	1,750	0.65	18,000	12.5%
AngeliqueDicorynia guianensisSG 0.60 · 14.0% shrinkage	1,290	0.60	17,400	14.0%
Atlantic white-cedarChamaecyparis thyoidesSG 0.31 · 8.8% shrinkage	350	0.31	6,800	8.8%
AvodireTurraeanthus africanusSG 0.48 · 12.0% shrinkage	1,080	0.48	12,700	12.0%
AzobeLophira alataSG 0.87 · 17.0% shrinkage	3,350	0.87	24,500	17.0%
Balsam firAbies balsameaSG 0.33 · 11.2% shrinkage	380	0.33	9,200	11.2%
BanakVirola spp.SG 0.42 · 13.7% shrinkage	510	0.42	10,900	13.7%
BengeGuibourtia arnoldianaSG 0.65 · 13.8% shrinkage	1,750	0.65	21,400	13.8%
Bigleaf mapleAcer macrophyllumSG 0.44 · 11.6% shrinkage	850	0.44	10,700	11.6%
Black ashFraxinus nigraSG 0.45 · 15.2% shrinkage	850	0.45	12,600	15.2%
Black cherryPrunus serotinaSG 0.47 · 11.5% shrinkage	950	0.47	12,300	11.5%
Black cottonwoodPopulus trichocarpaSG 0.31 · 12.4% shrinkage	350	0.31	8,500	12.4%
Black locustRobinia pseudoacaciaSG 0.66 · 10.2% shrinkage	1,700	0.66	19,400	10.2%
Black mapleAcer nigrumSG 0.52 · 14.0% shrinkage	1,180	0.52	13,300	14.0%
Black oakQuercus velutinaSG 0.56 · 15.1% shrinkage	1,210	0.56	13,900	15.1%
Black sprucePicea marianaSG 0.38 · 11.3% shrinkage	530	0.38	10,800	11.3%
Black tupeloNyssa sylvaticaSG 0.46 · 14.4% shrinkage	810	0.46	9,600	14.4%
Black walnutJuglans nigraSG 0.51 · 12.8% shrinkage	1,010	0.51	14,600	12.8%
Brazilian rosewoodDalbergia nigraSG 0.80 · 8.5% shrinkage	2,720	0.80	19,000	8.5%
BubingaGuibourtia spp.SG 0.71 · 14.2% shrinkage	2,690	0.71	22,600	14.2%
BulletwoodManilkara bidentataSG 0.85 · 16.9% shrinkage	3,190	0.85	27,300	16.9%
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpaSG 0.58 · 12.7% shrinkage	1,370	0.58	10,300	12.7%
ButternutJuglans cinereaSG 0.36 · 10.6% shrinkage	490	0.36	8,100	10.6%
California red firAbies magnificaSG 0.36 · 11.4% shrinkage	500	0.36	10,500	11.4%
Caribbean pinePinus caribaeaSG 0.68 · 12.9% shrinkage	1,240	0.68	16,700	12.9%
CativoPrioria copaiferaSG 0.40 · 8.9% shrinkage	630	0.40	8,600	8.9%
CeibaCeiba pentandraSG 0.25 · 10.4% shrinkage	240	0.25	4,300	10.4%
Chestnut oakQuercus prinusSG 0.57 · 16.4% shrinkage	1,130	0.57	13,300	16.4%
CourbarilHymenaea courbarilSG 0.71 · 12.7% shrinkage	2,350	0.71	19,400	12.7%
CuangareDialyanthera spp.SG 0.31 · 12.0% shrinkage	380	0.31	7,300	12.0%
CucumbertreeMagnolia acuminataSG 0.44 · 13.6% shrinkage	700	0.44	12,300	13.6%
Dark red merantiShorea spp. (lauan-meranti group)SG 0.46 · 13.1% shrinkage	780	0.46	12,700	13.1%
DegameCalycophyllum candidissimumSG 0.67 · 13.2% shrinkage	1,940	0.67	22,300	13.2%
DetermaOcotea rubraSG 0.52 · 10.4% shrinkage	660	0.52	10,500	10.4%
Douglas-fir (Coast)Pseudotsuga menziesiiSG 0.45 · 12.4% shrinkage	710	0.45	12,400	12.4%
Douglas-fir (Interior North)Pseudotsuga menziesiiSG 0.45 · 10.7% shrinkage	600	0.45	13,100	10.7%
Douglas-fir (Interior West)Pseudotsuga menziesiiSG 0.46 · 11.8% shrinkage	660	0.46	12,600	11.8%
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoidesSG 0.37 · 13.9% shrinkage	430	0.37	8,500	13.9%
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensisSG 0.38 · 9.7% shrinkage	500	0.38	8,900	9.7%
Eastern white pinePinus strobusSG 0.34 · 8.2% shrinkage	380	0.34	8,600	8.2%
Engelmann sprucePicea engelmanniiSG 0.33 · 11.0% shrinkage	390	0.33	9,300	11.0%
Goncalo alvesAstronium graveolensSG 0.84 · 10.0% shrinkage	2,160	0.84	16,600	10.0%
Grand firAbies grandisSG 0.35 · 11.0% shrinkage	490	0.35	8,900	11.0%
Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanicaSG 0.53 · 12.5% shrinkage	1,200	0.53	14,100	12.5%
GreenheartChlorocardium rodieiSG 0.80 · 17.1% shrinkage	2,350	0.80	24,900	17.1%
HackberryCeltis occidentalisSG 0.49 · 13.8% shrinkage	880	0.49	11,000	13.8%
HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthosSG 0.60 · 10.8% shrinkage	1,580	0.60	14,700	10.8%
HuraHura crepitansSG 0.38 · 7.3% shrinkage	550	0.38	8,700	7.3%
IlombaPycnanthus angolensisSG 0.40 · 12.8% shrinkage	610	0.40	9,900	12.8%
Incense-cedarCalocedrus decurrensSG 0.35 · 7.7% shrinkage	470	0.35	8,000	7.7%
Indian rosewoodDalbergia latifoliaSG 0.75 · 8.5% shrinkage	3,170	0.75	16,900	8.5%
IpeTabebuia spp. (lapacho group)SG 0.92 · 13.2% shrinkage	3,680	0.92	25,400	13.2%
IrokoChlorophora spp. (C. excelsa and C. regia)SG 0.54 · 8.8% shrinkage	1,260	0.54	12,400	8.8%
Jack pinePinus banksianaSG 0.40 · 10.3% shrinkage	570	0.40	9,900	10.3%
JarrahEucalyptus marginataSG 0.67 · 18.7% shrinkage	1,910	0.67	16,200	18.7%
KaneelhartLicaria spp.SG 0.96 · 12.5% shrinkage	2,900	0.96	29,900	12.5%
KapurDryobalanops spp.SG 0.64 · 14.8% shrinkage	1,230	0.64	18,300	14.8%
KarriEucalyptus diversicolorSG 0.82 · 20.2% shrinkage	2,040	0.82	20,160	20.2%
KempasKoompassia malaccensisSG 0.71 · 14.5% shrinkage	1,710	0.71	17,700	14.5%
KeruingDipterocarpus spp.SG 0.69 · 16.1% shrinkage	1,270	0.69	19,900	16.1%
Laurel oakQuercus laurifoliaSG 0.56 · 19.0% shrinkage	1,210	0.56	12,600	19.0%
Light red merantiShorea spp. (lauan-meranti group)SG 0.34 · 14.3% shrinkage	460	0.34	9,500	14.3%
LimbaTerminalia superbaSG 0.38 · 10.8% shrinkage	490	0.38	8,800	10.8%
Loblolly pinePinus taedaSG 0.47 · 12.3% shrinkage	690	0.47	12,800	12.3%
Lodgepole pinePinus contortaSG 0.38 · 11.1% shrinkage	480	0.38	9,400	11.1%
Longleaf pinePinus palustrisSG 0.54 · 12.2% shrinkage	870	0.54	14,500	12.2%
MacawoodPlatymiscium spp.SG 0.94 · 6.5% shrinkage	3,150	0.94	27,600	6.5%
MahoganySwietenia macrophyllaSG 0.45 · 7.8% shrinkage	800	0.45	11,500	7.8%
ManbarklakEschweilera spp.SG 0.87 · 15.9% shrinkage	3,480	0.87	26,500	15.9%
ManniSymphonia globuliferaSG 0.58 · 15.6% shrinkage	1,120	0.58	16,900	15.6%
MarishballiLicania spp.SG 0.88 · 17.2% shrinkage	3,570	0.88	27,700	17.2%
MersawaAnisoptera spp.SG 0.52 · 14.6% shrinkage	1,290	0.52	13,800	14.6%
Mockernut hickoryCarya tomentosaSG 0.64 · 17.8% shrinkage	1,970	0.64	19,200	17.8%
MoraMora spp.SG 0.78 · 18.8% shrinkage	2,300	0.78	22,100	18.8%
Mountain hemlockTsuga mertensianaSG 0.42 · 11.1% shrinkage	680	0.42	11,500	11.1%
Noble firAbies proceraSG 0.37 · 12.4% shrinkage	410	0.37	10,700	12.4%
Northern red oakQuercus rubraSG 0.56 · 13.7% shrinkage	1,290	0.56	14,300	13.7%
Northern white-cedarThuja occidentalisSG 0.29 · 7.2% shrinkage	320	0.29	6,500	7.2%
ObecheTriplochiton scleroxylonSG 0.30 · 9.2% shrinkage	430	0.30	7,400	9.2%
Ocote pinePinus oocarpaSG 0.55 · 12.3% shrinkage	910	0.55	14,900	12.3%
OkoumeAucoumea klaineanaSG 0.33 · 11.3% shrinkage	380	0.33	7,400	11.3%
OpepeNauclea diderrichiiSG 0.63 · 12.6% shrinkage	1,630	0.63	17,400	12.6%
Oregon ashFraxinus latifoliaSG 0.50 · 13.2% shrinkage	1,160	0.50	12,700	13.2%
Overcup oakQuercus lyrataSG 0.57 · 16.0% shrinkage	1,190	0.57	12,600	16.0%
Pacific silver firAbies amabilisSG 0.40 · 13.0% shrinkage	430	0.40	11,000	13.0%
Paper birchBetula papyriferaSG 0.48 · 16.2% shrinkage	910	0.48	12,300	16.2%
Para-angelimHymenolobium excelsumSG 0.63 · 10.2% shrinkage	1,720	0.63	17,600	10.2%
Parana-pineAraucaria angustifoliaSG 0.46 · 11.6% shrinkage	780	0.46	13,500	11.6%
Peroba de camposParatecoma perobaSG 0.62 · 10.5% shrinkage	1,600	0.62	15,400	10.5%
Peroba rosaAspidosperma spp. (peroba group)SG 0.66 · 11.6% shrinkage	1,730	0.66	12,100	11.6%
Pignut hickoryCarya glabraSG 0.66 · 17.9% shrinkage	2,140	0.66	20,100	17.9%
PilonHyeronima spp.SG 0.65 · 17.0% shrinkage	1,700	0.65	18,200	17.0%
Pin oakQuercus palustrisSG 0.58 · 14.5% shrinkage	1,510	0.58	14,000	14.5%
PiquiaCaryocar spp.SG 0.72 · 13.0% shrinkage	1,720	0.72	17,000	13.0%
Ponderosa pinePinus ponderosaSG 0.38 · 9.7% shrinkage	460	0.38	9,400	9.7%
Port-Orford-cedarChamaecyparis lawsonianaSG 0.39 · 10.1% shrinkage	630	0.39	12,700	10.1%
Post oakQuercus stellataSG 0.60 · 16.2% shrinkage	1,360	0.60	13,200	16.2%
PrimaveraTabebuia donnell-smithiiSG 0.40 · 9.1% shrinkage	660	0.40	9,500	9.1%
PurpleheartPeltogyne spp.SG 0.67 · 9.9% shrinkage	1,860	0.67	19,200	9.9%
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloidesSG 0.35 · 11.5% shrinkage	350	0.35	8,400	11.5%
RaminGonystylus bancanusSG 0.52 · 13.4% shrinkage	1,300	0.52	18,500	13.4%
Red alderAlnus rubraSG 0.37 · 12.6% shrinkage	590	0.37	9,800	12.6%
Red mapleAcer rubrumSG 0.49 · 12.6% shrinkage	950	0.49	13,400	12.6%
Red pinePinus resinosaSG 0.41 · 11.3% shrinkage	560	0.41	11,000	11.3%
Redwood (old-growth)Sequoia sempervirensSG 0.38 · 6.8% shrinkage	480	0.38	10,000	6.8%
Redwood (young-growth)Sequoia sempervirensSG 0.34 · 7.0% shrinkage	420	0.34	7,900	7.0%
RobleTabebuia spp. (roble group)SG 0.52 · 9.5% shrinkage	960	0.52	13,800	9.5%
Rock elmUlmus thomasiiSG 0.57 · 14.9% shrinkage	1,320	0.57	14,800	14.9%
SandeBrosimum spp. (utile group)SG 0.49 · 13.6% shrinkage	900	0.49	14,300	13.6%
SapeleEntandrophragma cylindricumSG 0.55 · 14.0% shrinkage	1,510	0.55	15,300	14.0%
Scarlet oakQuercus coccineaSG 0.60 · 14.7% shrinkage	1,400	0.60	17,400	14.7%
SepetirPseudosindora palustrisSG 0.56 · 10.5% shrinkage	1,410	0.56	17,200	10.5%
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovataSG 0.64 · 16.7% shrinkage	1,880	0.64	20,200	16.7%
Shellbark hickoryCarya laciniosaSG 0.62 · 19.2% shrinkage	1,810	0.62	18,100	19.2%
Shortleaf pinePinus echinataSG 0.47 · 12.3% shrinkage	690	0.47	13,100	12.3%
Silver mapleAcer saccharinumSG 0.44 · 12.0% shrinkage	700	0.44	8,900	12.0%
Sitka sprucePicea sitchensisSG 0.37 · 11.5% shrinkage	510	0.37	10,200	11.5%
Slippery elmUlmus rubraSG 0.48 · 13.8% shrinkage	860	0.48	13,000	13.8%
Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandifloraSG 0.46 · 12.3% shrinkage	1,020	0.46	11,200	12.3%
Southern red oakQuercus falcataSG 0.52 · 16.1% shrinkage	1,060	0.52	10,900	16.1%
Spanish-cedarCedrela spp.SG 0.41 · 10.3% shrinkage	600	0.41	11,500	10.3%
Subalpine firAbies lasiocarpaSG 0.31 · 9.4% shrinkage	350	0.31	8,600	9.4%
SucupiraDiplotropis purpureaSG 0.78 · 11.8% shrinkage	2,140	0.78	20,600	11.8%
Sugar mapleAcer saccharumSG 0.56 · 14.7% shrinkage	1,450	0.56	15,800	14.7%
Sugar pinePinus lambertianaSG 0.34 · 7.9% shrinkage	380	0.34	8,200	7.9%
Swamp chestnut oakQuercus michauxiiSG 0.60 · 16.4% shrinkage	1,240	0.60	13,900	16.4%
Sweet birchBetula lentaSG 0.60 · 15.6% shrinkage	1,470	0.60	16,900	15.6%
SweetgumLiquidambar styracifluaSG 0.46 · 15.8% shrinkage	850	0.46	12,500	15.8%
TamarackLarix laricinaSG 0.49 · 13.6% shrinkage	590	0.49	11,600	13.6%
TeakTectona grandisSG 0.55 · 7.0% shrinkage	1,000	0.55	14,600	7.0%
Tropical oak (roble)Quercus spp.SG 0.76 · 18.5% shrinkage	2,500	0.76	23,000	18.5%
Virginia pinePinus virginianaSG 0.45 · 11.9% shrinkage	740	0.45	13,000	11.9%
Water oakQuercus nigraSG 0.56 · 16.1% shrinkage	1,190	0.56	15,400	16.1%
Water tupeloNyssa aquaticaSG 0.46 · 12.5% shrinkage	880	0.46	9,600	12.5%
Western hemlockTsuga heterophyllaSG 0.42 · 12.4% shrinkage	540	0.42	11,300	12.4%
Western larchLarix occidentalisSG 0.48 · 14.0% shrinkage	830	0.48	13,000	14.0%
Western redcedarThuja plicataSG 0.31 · 6.8% shrinkage	350	0.31	7,500	6.8%
Western white pinePinus monticolaSG 0.35 · 11.8% shrinkage	420	0.35	9,700	11.8%
White ashFraxinus americanaSG 0.55 · 13.3% shrinkage	1,320	0.55	15,000	13.3%
White firAbies concolorSG 0.37 · 9.8% shrinkage	480	0.37	9,800	9.8%
White oakQuercus albaSG 0.60 · 16.3% shrinkage	1,360	0.60	15,200	16.3%
Willow oakQuercus phellosSG 0.56 · 18.9% shrinkage	1,460	0.56	14,500	18.9%
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensisSG 0.55 · 16.8% shrinkage	1,260	0.55	16,600	16.8%
Yellow merantiShorea spp. (lauan-meranti group)SG 0.46 · 10.4% shrinkage	770	0.46	11,400	10.4%
Yellow-cedarChamaecyparis nootkatensisSG 0.42 · 9.2% shrinkage	580	0.42	11,100	9.2%
Yellow-poplarLiriodendron tulipiferaSG 0.40 · 12.7% shrinkage	540	0.40	10,100	12.7%

Source: USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook (2010). How we use the data