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What a tremendous body of work you have done and a great service to those of us in wood related industries! Fred - British Columbia, Canada
ANYWAY, of all the Janka hardness lists I've ever run across, this one by Johnny Morlan is by far the most comprehensive. If you can't find the Janka hardness of a wood in this list, you, probably can't find it anywhere. Paul - New York
As someone who has attempted on occasion to ascertain the Janka hardness of various woods, it is almost unimaginable that you have managed to track down so many woods. So, thanks for your hard work. I'll just go to your page from now on! Matt - Maryland
Your Janka hardness chart has been so helpful for researching and sourcing timbers overseas, we have found many new varieties we probably wouldn't have considered, I'm in Australia and some overseas varieties are not common here. Steve - Australia
Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart By Botanical/Scientific Name
708 Woods Listed Alphabetically P - Z By Botanical/Scientific Name
Author Johnny W. Morlan
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A Message From The Author
I created this Janka Hardness Scale/Chart because in my own experiences of searching for the Janka Hardness of different woods it took some time of searching through books, documents, papers and on the WWW to find the information. Also the hardness was different from different sources, the botanical/scientific names were only partially listed, not listed at all or in some instances incorrect. I thought it would be nice to have them all listed in one spot and as correct as possible.
This is an ongoing work in progress! There are already countless hours of research that have gone into the 9 pages to get the results as accurate as possible. I still have several woods to research and add. The world's top 125 known softest and hardest woods lists may have minor changes made to them from time to time. I will be updating the page frequently. I hope the information will be of value and helpful to others.
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You are more than welcome to use the converters below from pounds of force {lbf} to kilograms of force {kgf}, kilonewtons {kN} and newtons {N}.
Janka Steel Ball Hardness Test For Wood
Janka Hardness Test Wood Indentations
Links To Other Janka Hardness Scale/Chart Pages Alphabetically Botanical/Scientific Name Alphabetically Common/Trade Name Numerically Softest To Hardest
Somewhat Hard
Hardness Level Of 4 = 901 - 1200
Hardness Level Of 5 = 1201 - 1500
Moderately Hard
Hardness Level Of 6 = 1501 - 1800
Hardness Level Of 7 = 1801 - 2100
Hard
Hardness Level Of 8 = 2101 - 2400
Hardness Level Of 9 = 2401 - 2700
Very Hard
Hardness Level Of 10 = 2701 - 3000
Hardness Level Of 11 = 3001 - 3300
Real Hard
Hardness Level Of 12 = 3301 - 3600
Hardness Level Of 13 = 3601 - 3900
Extremely Hard
Hardness Level Of 14 = 3901 - 4200
Hardness Level Of 15 = 4201 - 4500
Extraordinarily Hard
Hardness Level Of 16 = 4501 - 4800
Hardness Level Of 17 = 4801 - 5100
Converter: Pounds Of Force To Kilograms Of Force, Kilonewtons & Newtons
To use converter, type in a number in the top Pounds Force {lbf} box. All numbers are in pounds of force {lbf} on this page. The converted result will automatically appear in the Kilograms Force {kgf} box, Kilonewtons {kN} box and the Newtons {N} box.
Botanical/Scientific Name******Common/Trade Name******Janka Hardness In Pounds Of Force {lbf}
{Pinus contorta} Pine Lodgepole 480
{Pinus echinata} Pine Southern Yellow Shortleaf 690
{Pinus edulis} Pine Pinyon 860
{Pinus elliottii} Pine Slash 760
{Pinus flexilis} Pine Limber 430
{Pinus glabra} Pine Spruce 660
{Pinus insularis} Pine Benguet 600
{Pinus jeffreyi} Pine Jeffrey 500
{Pinus kesiya} Pine Khasya 720
{Pinus lambertiana} Pine Sugar 380
{Pinus merkusii} Pine Merkus 620
{Pinus monticola} Pine Western White 420
{Pinus nigra} Pine Austrian Black 660
{Pinus oocarpa} Pine Ocote 910
{Pinus palustris} Pine Antique Heart 1200
{Pinus palustris} Pine New Heart 870
{Pinus palustris} Pine Southern Yellow Longleaf 870
{Pinus patula} Pine Jelecote 580
{Pinus pinaster} Pine Maritime 610
{Pinus ponderosa} Pine Ponderosa 460
{Pinus pungens} Pine Table Mountain 660
{Pinus radiata} Pine Monterey 750
{Pinus radiata} Pine Radiata 750
{Pinus resinosa} Pine Red 560
{Pinus rigida} Pine Pitch 620
{Pinus serotina} Pine Pond 740
{Pinus strobus} Pine Eastern White 380
{Pinus strobus} Pine Pumpkin 380
{Pseudosindora palustris} Sepetir 1290
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas United States Coast 710
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas United States North Interior 600
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas United States South Interior 510
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas United States West Interior 660
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas Australian Grown 700
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas Canadian Grown 670
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas Canadian Coast Grown 720
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas Great Britain Grown 760
{Pseudotsuga menziesii} Fir Douglas New Zealand Grown 740
{Psidium guajava} Guava 2320
{Ptaeroxylon obliquum} Nieshout 3080
{Ptaeroxylon obliquum} Sneezewood 3080
{Pterocarpus angolensis} Kiaat 1480
{Pterocarpus angolensis} Muninga 1480
{Pterocarpus antunesii} Chi Viri 2940
{Pterocarpus dalbergioides} Padauk Andaman 1630
{Pterocarpus dalbergioides} Redwood Andaman 1630
{Pterocarpus dalbergioides} Vermillion 1630
{Pterocarpus indicus} Amboyna 1200
{Pterocarpus indicus} Mahogany Rose 1060
{Pterocarpus indicus} Narra Bee's Wing 1200
{Pterocarpus indicus} Narra Red 1350
{Pterocarpus indicus} Narra Yellow 1060
{Pterocarpus indicus} Narra - Amboyna 1200
{Pterocarpus indicus} Narra - Mahogany Rose 1060
{Pterocarpus indicus} Narra - Rosewood PNG Papua New Guniea 1060
{Pterocarpus indicus} Rosewood PNG Papua New Guniea 1060
{Qualea albiflora} Mandioqueira Aspera 1570
{Qualea brevipedicellata} Quarubatinga 2480
{Qualea cymulosa} Gorgojo 1280
{Qualea paraensis} Cambara Macho 1320
{Qualea paraensis} Mandioqueira 1320
{Qualea rosea} Gronfoeloe 1060
{Quararibea cordata} Chupa Chupa 600
{Quercus alba} Oak White - White Oak Family 1360
{Quercus bicolor} Oak Swamp White - White Oak Family 1620
{Quercus coccinea} Oak Scarlet - Red Oak Family 1400
{Quercus costaricensis} Oak Costa Rican - Red Oak Family 1570
{Quercus eugeniifolia} Oak Eugenialike- Red Oak Family 2170
{Quercus falcata} Oak Southern Red - Red Oak Family 1060
{Quercus falcata} Oak Spanish - Red Oak Family 1060
{Quercus garryana} Oak Garry - White Oak Family 1620
{Quercus garryana} Oak Oregon White - White Oak Family 1620
{Quercus ilex} Oak Holly - Live Oak Family 1760
{Quercus ilex} Oak Holm - Live Oak Family 1760
{Quercus kelloggii} Oak California Black - Red Oak Family 1080
{Quercus laurifolia} Oak Laurel - Red Oak Family 1210
{Quercus lobata} Oak Valley - White Oak Family 1360
{Quercus lyrata} Oak Overcup - White Oak Family 1190
******Quercus macrocarpa****** 19
{Quercus macrocarpa} Oak Bur - White Oak Family 1370
{Quercus michauxii} Oak Swamp Chestnut - White Oak Family 1240
{Quercus nigra} Oak Water - Red Oak Family 1190
{Quercus pagoda} Oak Cherrybark - Red Oak Family 1480
{Quercus palustris} Oak Pin - Red Oak Family 1510
{Quercus petraea} Oak Sessile - White Oak Family 1120
{Quercus petraea} Oak Spessart - White Oak Family 1120
{Quercus phellos} Oak Willow - Red Oak Family 1460
{Quercus prinus} Oak Chestnut - White Oak Family 1130
{Quercus robur} Oak English - White Oak Family 1120
{Quercus robur} Oak English Brown - White Oak Family 1120
{Quercus robur} Oak European - White Oak Family 1120
{Quercus rubra} Oak Northern Red - Red Oak Family 1290
{Quercus stellata} Oak Post - White Oak Family 1360
{Quercus suber} Oak Cork - Wood - Live Oak Family 2130
Note: Only wood from trees that are not being used in cork production
{Quercus suber} Oak Cork - The Bark - Live Oak Family 200
Actually made into and sold for flooring
{Quercus velutina} Oak Black - Red Oak Family 1210
{Quercus virginiana} Oak Live - Live Oak Family 2680
{Quercus virginiana} Oak Southern Live - Live Oak Family 2680
Converter: Pounds Of Force To Kilograms Of Force, Kilonewtons & Newtons
To use converter, type in a number in the top Pounds Force {lbf} box. All numbers are in pounds of force {lbf} on this page. The converted result will automatically appear in the Kilograms Force {kgf} box, Kilonewtons {kN} box and the Newtons {N} box.
{Tetraberlinia bifoliolata} Akaba 990
{Tetraberlinia tubmaniana} Ekop - Gola 910
{Tetraberlinia tubmaniana} Gola 910
{Tetragastris altissima} Sali 1970
{Tetragastris balsamifera} Masa 1970
{Tetragastris panamensis} Barrote 3050
{Tetrameles nudiflora} Thitpok 290
{Tetramerista glabra} Punah 910
{Tetrorchidium didymostemon} Kotiem Bredue 800
{Thuja occidentalis} Cedar White Northern 320
{Thuja plicata} Arborvitae 350
{Thuja plicata} Cedar Red Western 350
{Tieghemella africana} Douka 1110
{Tieghemella heckelii} Baku 1110
{Tieghemella heckelii} Cherry African 1110
{Tieghemella heckelii} Makore 1110
{Tilia americana} Basswood American 410
{Tilia americana} Lime American 410
{Tilia americana} Linden American 410
{Tilia vulgaris} Lime European 700
{Tilia vulgaris} Linden 700
{Timonius wallichianus} Berombong 1000
******Tipuana tipu****** 24
{Tipuana tipu} Racehorse Tree 1530
{Tipuana tipu} Tipu 1530
{Toona australis} Cedar Australian Red 790
{Toona ciliata} Mahogany Indian 820
{Trachylobium verrucosum} Copal East African 2940
{Trattinnickia burseraefolia} Amescla 1150
{Trewia nudiflora} Gota Gamar 660
{Trichilia lecointei} Pracuuba Da Terra Firme 2940
{Trichilia monadelpha} Banayi 630
{Trichoscypha arborea} Dao 2010
{Triplaris surinamensis} Mierenhout 1440
{Triplochiton scleroxylon} Obeche 430
{Triplochiton scleroxylon} Samba 430
{Triplochiton scleroxylon} Wawa 430
{Triplochiton scleroxylon} Whitewood African 430
{Tristaniopsis decorticata} Malabayabas 4260
{Tristaniopsis decorticata} Tiga 4260
{Tristania suaveolens} Box Swamp 2020
{Trophis racemosa} Morillo 770
{Trophis racemosa} Ramon 770
{Tsuga canadensis} Hemlock Eastern 500
{Tsuga heterophylla} Hemlock Western 540
{Tsuga mertensiana} Hemlock Mountain 680
{Turraeanthus africanus} Avodire 1080
******U****** 26
{Uapaca guineensis} Abo 990
{Uapaca guineensis} Kontan 990
{Ulmus alata} Elm Winged 1540
{Ulmus americana} Elm American White 830
{Ulmus americana} Elm White 830
{Ulmus campestris} Elm European 800
{Ulmus crassifolia} Elm Cedar 1320
{Ulmus glabra} Elm Wych 990
{Ulmus hollandica} Elm Dutch 850
{Ulmus hollandica} Ulme 850
{Ulmus laevis} Elm European White 1260
{Ulmus laevis} Elm Russian 1260
{Ulmus mexicana} Elm Mexican 1190
{Ulmus parvifolia} Elm Chinese 1400
{Ulmus parvifolia} Elm Lacebark 1400
{Ulmus parvifolia} Elm Purple 1400
{Ulmus procera} Elm Atinian 800
{Ulmus procera} Elm English 800
{Ulmus pumila} Elm Siberian 880
{Ulmus rubra} Elm Red 860
{Ulmus rubra} Elm Slippery 860
{Ulmus thomasii} Elm Rock 1320
{Umbellularia californica} Laurel Bay 1270
{Umbellularia californica} Laurel California 1270
{Umbellularia californica} Myrtle Oregon 1270
{Umbellularia californica} Myrtlewood 1270
Converter: Pounds Of Force To Kilograms Of Force, Kilonewtons & Newtons
To use converter, type in a number in the top Pounds Force {lbf} box. All numbers are in pounds of force {lbf} on this page. The converted result will automatically appear in the Kilograms Force {kgf} box, Kilonewtons {kN} box and the Newtons {N} box.
Links To Other Janka Hardness Scale/Chart Pages Alphabetically Botanical/Scientific Name Alphabetically Common/Trade Name Numerically Softest To Hardest
35 Little Known Wood Species Center Utilization & Products Forest Foundation {CUPROFOR} Republic Of Honduras, Central America
Amazonian Center For Forest Enterprise Development {CADEFOR} Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Basic Density Of Wood By Species - 1996 National Institute For Research In The Amazon {INPA} Philip M. Fearnside Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Balsa Species Information MultiForestal - La Chorrera, Panama - Republic Of Panama
Common & Botanical Names Of Woods Original Approach, LLC - Windsor, Colorado, United States
Complete Index Of Common Names - 1989 Supplement To Tropical Timbers Of The World Nancy Ross
Database Of Australian Aboriginal Timbers Johan Kamminga - 2002 Australian Institute Of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies {AIATSIS} Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Database Of Brazilian Woods Brazilian Institute Of Environment & Renewable Natural Resources {IBAMA} Brasília, Brazil
Density {Kg/m3} Of Woods By Common Name Institute National Of Technology Industrial {INTI} Buenos Aires, Argentina
Elsevier's Dictionary Of Trees - 2005 Miroslav M. Grandtner Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Gottstein Fellowship Report - 2007 Evaluation Of Australian Timbers For Use In Musical Instruments Andrew Morrow - Clayton South, Victoria, Australia
Guide To Irish Hardwoods - 2004 National Council For Forest Research & Development {COFORD} Gordon Knaggs & Stella Xenopoulou Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
H. G. Richter & M. J. Dallwitz Commercial Timber Descriptions & Information In English, French, German, Portuguese & Spanish - June 2009
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
Lesser Known Timber Species Of Vietnam Vietnamese - German Forestry Program Tay Ho District - Hanoi, Vietnam
MADERASUDAMERICA Trade Office In Tropical Timber Technical Data Sheets San Adrian, Navarra, Spain
Mechanical Properties Of Bamboos - 2003 Aerospace Engineering Department Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Mechanical Strength Properties Of 10 Ghanaian Lesser Used Species - 2009 Forestry Research Institute Of Ghana Council For Scientific & Industrial Research Kumasi, Ghana West Africa
Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database {MMPND} The University Of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Present & Potential Commercial Timbers Of The Caribbean - 1962 With Special Reference To The West Indies, The Guianas & British Honduras U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station Franklin R. Longwood - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
Properties Of African Woods - Brenco Exotic Woods Hammond, Indiana, United States
Properties Of Cocowood - 2010 Australian Centre For International Agricultural Research {ACIAR} Bruce ACT, Australia & Department Of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation {DEEDI} Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Properties Of Imported Tropical Woods - 1969 U.S. Department Of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratory Madison, Wisconsin, United States
PROSEA - Plant Resources Of South East Asia Juanda, Bogor, Indonesia
Prospect - The Wood Database - Version 2.1 - 1996 Developed To Encourage The Sustainable Use Of The World's Timber Species World Conservation Monitoring Centre {WCMC} Cambridge, United Kingdom
PROTA - Plant Resources Of Tropical Africa Wageningen, Netherlands
Solomon Island Timber Species Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association Inc Waigani, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
South American Hardwoods Tree & Wood Characteristics Beach Shack - Island Harbour, Anguilla, British West Indies
TAXA Wood Knowledge Base Bill Mudry - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Technical Data Sheet - Species, Properties & Uses - 2004 Timber Queensland Limited Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Book Of Wood Names - 2000 Dr. Hans Meyer
The Plant List
The Wood Explorer CD - Version 2.0 - 2006 New York City, New York, United States
The Woods Of Liberia - 1959 U.S. Department Of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratory Botanist - Jeannette M. Kyrn Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Timberexchange B.V. Wood Species Vught, Netherlands
Timber Hardness & Durability Timber Merchants Association {TMA} Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Timber Species & Properties - 2004 National Association Of Forest Industries - Australia Deakin West, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
TROPIX - Version 6.0 - 2008 Tropical Wood Production & Processing Research Unit Main Characteristics Of 245 Tropical & Temperate Species By Cirad - Montpellier, France
Wood Basic Densities Of Tropical Tree Species - 1992 U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station & Institute Of Tropical Forestry Gisel Reyes, Sandra Brown, Jonathan Chapman & Ariel E. Lugo New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Wood Flooring International {WFI} - Species List Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States
Wood Properties Technical Sheets - Tropical Hardwoods U.S. Department Of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratory Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Wood Species Density Database World Agroforestry Centre Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
Wood Testing Program 1971 The Wood Technology Laboratory Luis Llach Cordero Turrialba, Costa Rica
Woods From Peru - A Catalog Of Peru's Lesser Known Timber Species World Wildlife Fund {WWF} - Lima, Peru & Global Forest & Trade Network {GFTN} - Washington DC, United States
World Dictionary Of Trees - 2004 Wood & Forest Sciences Department Miroslav M. Grandtner Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
World Of Wood {WOW} Magazines Published By The International Wood Collectors Society {IWCS}
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