Wood Species

Name	Wood	Janka Rating
Boire		940

Boire
Lovoa trichiliodes

Also known as: African Walnut, Bibolo, Eyan, Lovoa, Nivero, Noy

Origin: Africa

Appearance:

The sapwood of boire is pale brown while the heartwood is bronze in color with dark streaks. The species has an interlocked grain and is fine and uniform in texture.

Resistance, Durability:

Boire is moderately durable with regards to decay. The wood remains smooth under friction and is reported to have a slight odor similar too cedar. Boire dries easily yet sometimes yields distortion in the graining from the process.

Janka Hardness: 940

As a flooring choice, boire is a very hard and durable wood. It is nearly identical in hardness to black cherry, is roughly three quarters as hard as hard maple, nearly three quarters as hard as red oak, and is forty percent as hard as Brazilian cherry's ranking of 2350.

Workability:

Boire cuts rather cleanly and easily. Boire is easily nailed yet is known to occasionally split in the process. This species sands easily and takes a satisfactory stain.

Main Uses:

Boire's uses include flooring, furniture, and general construction.

What is a Janka Rating?

"It is one of the best measures of the ability of a wood species to withstand denting and wear. It is also a good indicator of how hard a species is to saw or nail.

The hardness of wood usually varies with the direction of the wood grain.

A common use of Janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring."

Colored Bamboo

Some species have different janka ratings depending on how they have been treated.

Bamboo is one example of this. If left with a natural finish, Bamboo falls at 1380 on the hardness scale. If you carbonize it to get a darker color, the rank falls to 1180.