Common Name(s): Persimmon Scientific Name: Diospyros virginiana Distribution: Eastern United States Tree Size: 60-80 ft (18-24 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 52 lbs/ft3 (835 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .75 Hardness: 2,300 lbf (10,230 N) Rupture Strength: 17,700 lbf/in2 (122,070 kPa) Elastic Strength: 2,010,000 lbf/in2 (13,860 MPa) Crushing Strength: – [...]
Common Name(s): Mora, Guatemalan Mora, Moral Scientific Name: Maclura tinctoria (syn. Chlorophora tinctoria) Distribution: Tropical America (West Indies, Central and South America) Tree Size: 60-80 ft (18-25 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 57 lbs/ft3 (910 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .75 Hardness: 2,380 lbf (10,590 N) Rupture Strength: 19,560 lbf/in2 [...]
Common Name(s): Beefwood Scientific Name: Grevillea striata Distribution: Western Australia Tree Size: 30-45 ft (10-14 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 60 lbs/ft3 (965 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .78 Hardness: 2,420 lbf (10,770 N) Rupture Strength: 13,630 lbf/in2 (94,000 kPa) Elastic Strength: 2,030,000 lbf/in2 (14,000 MPa) Crushing Strength: 7,830 lbf/in2 (54.0 [...]
Common Name(s): Leopardwood Scientific Name: Roupala spp. (R. brasiliense, and R. montana) Distribution: Central and South America Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 56 lbs/ft3 (905 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .73 Hardness: 2,150 lbf (9,560 N) Rupture Strength: No data available Elastic Strength: No data [...]
Common Name(s): Northern Silky Oak, Australian Lacewood Scientific Name: Cardwellia sublimis Distribution: Queensland, Australia Tree Size: 50-80 ft (15-25 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 35 lbs/ft3 (565 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .46 Hardness: 820 lbf (3,630 N)* *Estimated hardness based upon specific gravity Rupture Strength: 9,520 lbf/in2 (65,660 kPa) Elastic Strength: 1,293,000 [...]
Common Name(s): Balau Scientific Name: Shorea spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia Tree Size: 150-200 ft (45-60 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-2 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 53 lbs/ft3 (845 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .62 Hardness: 1,560 lbf (6,940 N) Rupture Strength: 18,400 lbf/in2 (126,900 kPa) Elastic Strength: 2,560,000 lbf/in2 (17,660 MPa) Crushing Strength: 10,000 lbf/in2 [...]
Acacia cambagei
Common Name(s): Sumac, Staghorn Sumac Scientific Name: Rhus spp. (Rhus typhina) Distribution: Northeastern United States Tree Size: 30-40 ft (10-12 m) tall, 1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 33 lbs/ft3 (530 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: .45 Hardness: 680 lbf (3,030 N) Rupture Strength: 10,200 lbf/in2 (70,350 kPa) Elastic Strength: 1,190,000 lbf/in2 (8,210 [...]
Myroxylon peruiferum
Acacia acuminata (rumored to not only look like raspberry jam, but also smell like it while being worked?)
