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Understanding the Janka Hardness Scale with GPS Hardwoods
When it comes to selecting the right wood for your project, understanding the Janka hardness scale is crucial. At GPS Hardwoods, we provide expert insights and high-quality lumber to meet your specific needs. Whether you're in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Kernersville, or the surrounding areas in NC, our locally and family-owned business is here to help.
We offer:
- Domestic wood sales
- High-quality woods
- Custom drying hardwood experience
- Locally and family-owned service
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Why You Need to Know About the Janka Hardness Scale
The Janka hardness scale is an industry-standard test that measures the hardness of wood. This test is essential for anyone looking to understand the durability and workability of different wood species.
Here’s why it matters:
- Measures the force required to embed a .444-inch steel ball into the wood
- Indicates the wood's ability to withstand denting and wear
- Helps determine how hard a species is to saw, mill, and nail
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Janka Rating for Various Wood Species
- 350 Buckeye burl
- 380 Aspen
- 410 Basswood
- 470 Guanacaste (Parota)
- 490 Butternut
- 540 American chestnut
- 540 Poplar
- 540 Mappa burl
- 600 Spanish cedar
- 800 Genuine mahogany
- 850 Quilted eastern maple
- 850 Western Maple Burl
- 850 Curly western maple
- 850 Black ash
- 850 Western maple
- 891 Lacewood
- 930 Anigre
- 950 Cherry
- 950 Curly soft maple
- 950 Cherry burl
- 950 Soft maple
- 950 Curly cherry
- 950 Ambrosia maple
- 950 Tornillo
- 960 Peruvian Walnut
- 1010 Walnut
- 1010 Figured walnut
- 1020 Holly
- 1055 Curly pyinma
- 1080 Teak
- 1100 African mahogany
- 1100 Figured mango
- 1160 Thuya burl
- 1170 Koa
- 1180 Acacia
- 1200 Redheart
- 1200 Masur birch
- 1200 Mirindiba
- 1210 Nicaraguan rosewood
- 1220 Red oak
- 1220 Curly oak
- 1220 Quartersawn red oak
- 1220 Spalted oak
- 1260 Birch
- 1260 Flame birch
- 1260 Birch burl
- 1260 Amboyna burl
- 1260 Curly narra
- 1260 Narra
- 1294 Figured makore
- 1294 Makore
- 1320 White ash
- 1320 Curly white ash
- 1320 Swamp ash
- 1330 Shedua
- 1335 Quartersawn white oak
- 1335 White oak
- 1350 Ebiara
- 1360 English brown oak
- 1400 Mayan walnut
- 1400 Eucalyptus
- 1439 Quilted Sapele
- 1450 Birdseye maple
- 1450 Hard maple
- 1450 Curly hard maple
- 1450 Quartersawn maple
- 1450 Bark pocket maple
- 1450 Hard maple burl
- 1450 Spalted maple
- 1450 Rift-sawn hard maple
- 1460 Madrone burl
- 1500 Sapele
- 1520 Canarywood
- 1548 Honey locust
- 1560 Afrormosia
- 1712 Merbau
- 1780 Black and white ebony
- 1800 Camphor bush burl
- 1800 Figured camphor bush
- 1810 Afzelia burl
- 1820 Hickory
- 1830 Zebrawood
- 1830 Figured zebrawood
- 1860 Jarrah burl
- 1878 Yellowheart
- 1900 Red palm
- 1930 Wenge
- 1960 Bolivian rosewood
- 1970 Padauk
- 1970 Ziricote
- 2010 Bocote
- 2020 Black palm
- 2140 Sucupira
- 2150 Leopardwood
- 2160 Goncalo Alves
- 2200 Chechen
- 2200 Honduras rosewood
- 2200 Honduras rosewood burl
- 2250 Chakte Viga
- 2318 Spalted tamarind
- 2400 Osage orange (Argentine)
- 2400 Santos mahogany
- 2410 Figured Bubinga
- 2410 Quilted Bubinga
- 2410 Bubinga
- 2430 Cochen rosewood
- 2430 Indian ebony
- 2440 E. Indian rosewood
- 2480 Tamboti
- 2490 Red Mallee burl
- 2490 Brown Mallee burl
- 2500 Tulipwood
- 2520 Purpleheart
- 2520 Figured purpleheart
- 2532 Marblewood
- 2620 Amazon rosewood
- 2690 Jatoba
- 2690 Olive wood
- 2700 Granadillo
- 2720 Madagascar rosewood
- 2760 Osage orange (USA)
- 2900 Bloodwood
- 2920 Yellow box burl
- 2960 Cocobolo
- 3000 Mun ebony
- 3080 Gaboon ebony
- 3080 Royal ebony
- 3160 Angelim pedra
- 3200 Pau Santo
- 3220 Macassar ebony
- 3230 Pink ivory
- 3330 Cumaru
- 3340 Kingwood
- 3340 Camatillo
- 3370 Grey box burl
- 3390 Mopani
- 3590 Brown ebony
- 3660 Katalox
- 3660 Figured Katalox
- 3670 African blackwood
- 3690 Brazilian ebony
- 3710 Lignum Vitae (Argentine)
- 3800 Snakewood
- 4380 Lignum Vitae (genuine)
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Located in Kernersville, NC, GPS Hardwoods specializes in domestic and exotic hardwood sales and kiln-drying services. High-quality woods. 9 years of experience. Request a callback today.
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