table of wood hardnesses

James, try working with Ipe. I resaw 5" wide pieces and make small intricate items out of it in quantities of 90 to 100 at a time. Look way down the list. You would love Purlpeheart after an afternoon with Ipe... ;~)

Balsa: 75 Jellotung: 350 White Pine: 380 Basswood: 410 Redwood: 420 Red Cedar: 506 Sitka Spruce: 510 Poplar: 540 Alder: 590 Douglas fir: 660 Yellow Pine: 690 Camphor: 726 Maple, China: 760 Honduras Mahogany: 800 Lacewood: 840 African Mahogany: 845 Cherry: 950 Black Walnut: 1010 Mountain Ash: 1080 Yellow Birch: 1260 Red Oak: 1290 American Beech: 1300 Ash: 1320 White Oak: 1360 Bamboo: 1450 Hard Maple: 1450 Sapele: 1500 Zebrawood: 1575 Wenge: 1630 Padauk: 1725 Hickory/Pecan: 1820 Bolivian Rosewood: 1820 Yellowheart: 1820 Purpleheart: 1860 Jarrah: 1910 Bubinga: 1980 Goncalo Alves: 2160 Tigerwood: 2160 Canalete: 2200 Ivory: 2345 Mesquite: 2345 Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) 2350 Cocobolo: 2720 Bloodwood: 2900 Rosewood: 3170 Teak, Brazilian: 3450 Ipe (Ironwood): 3670 Ebony, Brazilian: 3692 Lignum Vitae: 4500

Nice list, Leon.

Good cheers to you and your lpe. I'm gonna make everything from balsa after I finish this frickin' project!

James snipped-for-privacy@rochester.rr.com http:// snipped-for-privacy@breck.org

Yeah.,.. Balsa seems tame enough. ;~)