Comments on: Janka Hardness

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 08:59:24 +0000

In reply to Yavuz.

The flame pattern in the grain and colors – it could be a species of pine from the Parana state in the south of Brasil.
Furniture restorer for 25 years in London. I live din Brasil for 18 months.

By: mat

mat — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:38:43 +0000

In reply to Yavuz.

They are knots of Brazilian pine know as “Pino Paraná” or “Pino Brasil”. They are know as “clavo de pino”. You can see pics and more details here: https://www.wood-database.com/parana-pine

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:56:49 +0000

In reply to Heather Ann Lynn.

Here’s a filter of all the light colored woods, sorted from heaviest to lightest. Though some of them I think you’ll have trouble finding commercially. https://www.wood-database.com/wood-filter/?fwp_color=a6bc2d12dbd5b61142f04f9209121742&fwp_sort=weight

By: Heather Ann Lynn

Heather Ann Lynn — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:04:08 +0000

I’m searching the internet for a club weapon replica from the Zelda game and can’t find it or anything like it. So, I’m researching to find the denser lighter woods. I’m willing to spend $300, but know I can get much cheaper like beech wood. I plan to whittle and use an electric wood burner and to oil it into a reasonable gift. Can you tell me how to best start the research side? That ‘would’ be amazing of you. Thanks so much for you’re time.

By: Yavuz

Yavuz — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 22:47:08 +0000

Hi do you know the name of this wood?is it from brazilia?

By: Thomas M Dykstra

Thomas M Dykstra — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:28:33 +0000

In reply to Richard L. Dillio. "I have measured Nickel hardness in Newtons. There must be a lot of woods harder than Nickel"... Interesting idea, Rich! You kind of baited a "hook" for those of us that love to work with a lot of different materials (metal, stone, wood, bone, horn, etc). So,OK: Now that you've had a couple years to ease into wood, have you found an answer? --Thom

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:35:21 +0000

In reply to Jade.

https://www.wood-database.com/wood-filter/?fwp_sort=hardness

By: Jade

Jade — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:15:42 +0000

Hi,

Do you have a filter where you can rank a select amount of woods by hardness?

Thank you,
Jade

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 07:43:28 +0000

I've worked a lot of Yew wood and although its a softwood it can seriously damage many hardwoods. Small sharp pieces were used by Vikings as nails to secure the longboat planks to the stem and stern, as they resisted saltwater better than steel (which the Vikings also developed for tolls and weaponry). So although a softwood, it can be driven through hardwood!. It is quite beautful, variagated, striking and extremely long lasting. It doesnt rot too easily either. We had 25mm quarter sawn planks laid up for 30 years in a country garage and there was no decay apart from a little deathwatch beetle in the the white sapwood. Never any holes in the darker heartwood. The source tree was over 400 years old when it was milled.

By: John Dave

John Dave — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 21:35:56 +0000

In reply to Eric. Weird. I have worked with rhododendron wood from my woods and it is much harder than every wood I have worked with, including olive.