Wood Species

Name	Wood	Janka Rating
Cameron		1940

Cameron
Samanea pedicellaris

Also known as: Alazano, Camaron, Conejo, Degame, Guayabo, Harino, Lemonwood, Surra

Origin: Central America and Southern Mexico

Appearance:

The sapwood of cameron is light brown to white, while the heartwood is olive-brown in color. The species has an irregular, interlocked grain and is fine and uniform in texture.

Resistance, Durability:

Cameron is somewhat durable in its exposed form with regards to decay. The wood remains smooth under friction and is reported to have no odor. Cameron can take some time to dry properly but does have good stability characteristics once dry.

Janka Hardness: 1940

As a flooring choice, cameron is a very hard and durable wood. It is nearly identical in hardness to merbau, is roughly thirty-five percent harder than hard maple, about twenty percent harder than wenge, and approaches santos mahogany's ranking of 2200.

Workability:

Cameron cuts rather easily and cleanly. This species sands easily and takes a good finish.

Main Uses:

Cameron'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.