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EXOTIC WOOD SPECIES QUICK FACT SHEET NOV, 2017

Elastic CITES
Range height trunk genus species Density Janka Modulus Toxicity IUCN Workability Price
in ft dia in ft. in g/cm^ lbf lbf/in^2 status bft

0 Red Oak US & Canada 80-115 3-6 ft Quercus 1 0.7 1220 1.761M sensitizer none medium $4

1 African Padauk Tropical Africa 100-130 2-4ft Pterocarpus 1 or 2 0.75 1970 1.7M sensitizer none very oily $11
2 Bloodwood S. America 80-150 4-7ft Brosimum 1 or 2 1.05 2900 3.013M dust probs none brittle $15
3 Bocote Cen & S. America 65-100 3-5ft Cordia many 0.85 2010 1.767M sensitizer none contains silica $25
4 Bubinga equitoreal Africa 130-150 3-6ft Guibortia 3 plus 0.89 2410 2.670M very little CITES II easy, oily $18
5 Canarywood south America 65-100 2-3ft Centrolobium few 0.83 1520 2.164M none none easy $15
6 Che chen Central America 50-115 3-5ft Metopium 1 0.99 2250 n/a sensitizer none easy $15
7 Leopardwood Cen & S. America 100-130 2-3 ft Roupala many 0.89 2150 2.887M none none tearout easy $15
8 Lignum Vitae Cen & S. America 23-30 1-2 ft Guaiacum 1 1.26 4390 2.043M irritation CITES II, IUCN red easy, very oily $82
9 Macassar Ebony South East Asia 50-65 1.5 ft Diospyros 1 1.12 3220 2.515M none IUCN red difficult $80
10 Morado S America 65-100 3-5 ft Machaerium many 0.87 1960 1.574M sensitizer none medium $38
11 Osage Orange Cen America & US 50-60 1-2 ft Maclura 1 0.86 2620 1.689M dermatitis-sap none medium $40
12 Purpleheart Cen & S. America 100-170 3-5 ft Peltogyne 20 0.9 2520 2.937M sensitizer none hard $11
13 Redheart Cen & S. America 50-65 1-1.5 ft Erythroxylum few 0.64 1210 1.497M none none easy $18
14 Shedua Tropical Africa 100-150 3-5 ft Guibourtia 1 0.82 1330 2.701M none none easy $14
15 Wenge Central Africa 60-90 3-4 ft Millettia 1 0.87 1930 2.550M lots IUCN red difficult $18
16 Yellowheart Brazil 100-130 3-5 ft Euxylophora 1 0.83 1790 2.413M irritation none easy $14

17 African Blackwood Africa Savanna 20-30 2-3 ft Dalbergia 1 1.27 3670 2.603M sensitizer CITES II medium $150
18 Cocobolo Central America 45-60 1.5-2 ft Dalbergia 1 1.1 2960 2.712M very allergenic CITES II, IUCN red easy, oily $30
19 E. Indian Rosewood India 100 + 2-4 ft Dalbergia 1 0.83 2440 1.668M sensitizer CITES II, IUCN red easy $25
20 Kingwood Brazil 30-60 1-2 ft Dalbergia 1 1.2 3340 n/a sensitizer CITES II, IUCN red medium, oily $100
21 Tulip Wood Brazil 20-30 0.5-1 ft Dalbergia 2 0.97 2500 n/a sensitizer CITES II, IUCN red medium, oily $100

22 Balsa Cen & S. America 60-90 3-4 ft Ochroma 1 0.15 70 0.538M none none easy $9
23 Western White Pine Western US 100-150 3-5 ft Pinus 1 0.43 420 0.970M none none easy $3.50
24 Australian Buloke Australia 30-50 1-2 ft Allocasuarina 1 1.11 5060 n/a none none medium ?
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Some important defini ons:

Janka Hardness Test:

The Janka hardness test measures the resistance of a sample of wood to den ng and wear. It measures the
force required to embed an 11.28 millimetres (0.444 in) diameter steel ball halfway into a sample of wood.
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This method leaves a hemispherical indenta on with an area of 200 mm . A common use of Janka hardness
ra ngs is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring.

Elas c Modulus:
The Elas c Modulus is a measure of board bending strength. It is a func on of stress over strain, in that,
the amount of strain a board can handle from an applied stress and s ll bounce back to its original shape,
thus be considered elas c. Roughly, how many pounds of force can you put on a board before it breaks or
cracks.

Density:
Density is a measure of how ghtly packed together the molecules are in a par cular substance. It is
basically how much ma er is packed into a certain volume. For example if you have a sample of gold,
and a sample of water, and they are the exact same size, the gold weighs over 19 mes as much.
Density is stated as mass per unit volume.

Specific gravity:
Specific gravity is the ra o of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance. In this
case (as in most) the reference substance is water, which has a density of 1 gram/cm^3. Kind of redundant
to us. Since the density will be numerically the same as the specific gravity.

Sensi zer:
A substance that, when you are exposed to it over mul ple occasions, you develop a sensi vity to it such
that you can no longer be exposed to it without exhibi ng an allergic reac on.

CITES:
The Conven on on the Interna onal Trade in Endangered Species is a is a mul lateral treaty to protect
endangered plants and animals. Organisms are listed in one of 3 appendices (I, II, III) if they are in danger,
and the appendix number is dependent on the threat level. The lower the appendix number, the greater
the danger the plant or animal is facing. h ps://www.cites.org/

IUCN:
The Interna onal Union for Conserva on of Nature is an interna onal organiza on working in the field of
nature conserva on and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis,
research, field projects, advocacy, and educa on. h ps://www.iucn.org/