Wood Species

Name	Wood	Janka Rating
Afzelia		1810
Amendoim		1912
Andiroba		1220
Angelim Pedra		3040
Ash		1320
Bamboo, Colored	(Gold Bamboo Shown Here)	1380-1180*
Bangkirai		1798
Basswood		410
Beech		1300
Birch		910-1470*
Blackwood		1720
Bloodwood		2900
Bocote		2200
Boire		940
Boreal		1023
Brazillian Redwood		3190
Brushbox		2135
Bubinga		1980
Cabreuva		2200
Cameron		1940
Cedar		900
Cherry		950
Chestnut		540
Cocobolo		1136
Coffee Bean		1390
Cork		very soft
Cottonwood		1023
Cumaru		3540
Curupixa		1490
Cypress		1375
Doussie		1810
Ebony		3220
Eucalyptus		1125
Goncalo (Tigerwood)		1850
Hemlock		500
Highland Beech		1686
Imbuia (Brazilian Walnut)		950
Ipe		3684
Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry)		2350
Kambala		1540
Karri		2030
Kempas		1710
Lacewood		840
Lapacho		3684
Larch		590
Leopardwood		840
Locust		1700
Mahogany		2200
Makore		1100
Maple		1450
Merbau		1712
Mindi		/
Movingui		1230
Oak, Red		1290
Oak, White		1360
Padauk		1725
Paraju		3190
Parana		780
Pecan (Hickory)		1820
Peroba		1557
Pine, Heart		1280
Pine, White		420
Pradoo		2170
Purpleheart		1860
Red Mahogany		2697
Ribbon Gum		1349
Rose River Gum		1125
Rosewood		1780
Sakura		995
Sapele		1510
Satinwood		1820
Shedua		710
Spotted Gum		2473
Sycamore		770
Sydney Blue		2023
Tallowwood		1933
Tasmanian Oak		1350
Teak		1000
Tigerwood		1850
Timborana		1570
Tualang		1624
Turpentine		2967
Walnut		1010
Wenge		1630
Zebrawood		1575

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 rate falls to 1180.