he Janka hardness test measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear. It measures the force required to embed an 11.28 mm (.444 in) steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter. This method leaves an indentation. A common use of Janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring.
What wood is the hardest? (Archinect Sex Week, yo)
anonitect
May 13, 16 10:56 pm
Anything past hard maple is overkill for flooring. My white oak floors are 90 years old and look great.
Exotics have way too much baggage associated with them, I can't even appreciate the beauty of the wood anymore- I just see environmental destruction, slave labor, and the murder of activists opposed to the illegal lumber trade.
awaiting_deletion
May 13, 16 10:58 pm
anonitect, WHITE OAK is trending in NYC, is that why?
bowling_ball
May 14, 16 11:56 am
All I get out of this is that there's a lot of hard wood in Brazil.
Josh Mings
May 14, 16 12:29 pm
Hard wood loves Brazilian wax.
I'm 13.
x-jla
May 14, 16 2:46 pm
lol Josh.
Wilma Buttfit
May 14, 16 3:59 pm
Before laying wood, I always give it my own hardness test.
wurdan freo
May 14, 16 5:47 pm
I appreciate all colors of hardwood. Especially if its cheap. I've heard that once you've installed black walnut, however, you will never use white oak again.
no_form
May 14, 16 6:03 pm
All I'm going to say is that you need to have some firm walnut to indent a Brazilian cherry.
archanonymous
May 14, 16 6:17 pm
who wood have guessed it?
Yippee!
May 14, 16 6:54 pm
There are so many exotic and beautiful woods that aren't shown in that scale of hardness.
Wilma Buttfit
May 14, 16 7:26 pm
I was wondering, what is the best method of making wood harder?
archanonymous
May 14, 16 7:28 pm
tintt, the act of burnishing wood, or repeatedly rubbing it, tends to do the trick.
Josh Mings
May 14, 16 7:58 pm
Jokes about hard wood from the ones that specify butt joints. Laugh it up with the LOLitects. Now at Zanies.
gruen
May 14, 16 8:29 pm
Tounge in groove
awaiting_deletion
May 14, 16 8:53 pm
josh you made this thread roll, hilarious. ....whats your Janka?
awaiting_deletion
May 14, 16 9:00 pm
to be clear, asking everyone about their Janka.
JeromeS
May 14, 16 11:28 pm
Its all about the redwood- size does matter!
x-jla
May 15, 16 12:48 am
TigerWoods require frequent polishing.
Josh Mings
May 16, 16 1:45 pm
Olaf, you'll have to sign up for my website to download a spec sheet.
mightyaa
May 16, 16 2:22 pm
It leaves out Black Locust; a US harvest wood... 1700 hardness factor and rot/decay resistant. The hard one is finding someone who can kiln it properly, so it has a reputation for warping in the field.
Nam Henderson
May 17, 16 1:12 am
further mightyaa, Van Valkenburgh, Noone, Zolli, and Lavender released a report back in 2011, highlighting all the reasons why Black Locust should be spec'd over IPE and other tropical hardwoods.
Wood Guy
May 17, 16 8:40 am
There is an argument for using tropical hardwoods that are certified by the FSC: it encourages conservation to some degree. Otherwise, as the world's forests continue to be rapidly cleared, they just burn the trees to make room for short-lived farming or development.
Black locust is awesome. I planted a grove of it to use for fence posts on my small farm. Not only is it super hard and super rot resistant, but it's leguminous, which means that its roots harbor bacteria that capture nitrogen from the atmosphere, which is much more sustainable than using typical petroleum-derived nitrogen fertilizer. It also coppices, so you can cut it down and it will sprout new growth--a never-ending fence post factory. Other woods are easier to use and better for woodworking, IME.
he Janka hardness test measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear. It measures the force required to embed an 11.28 mm (.444 in) steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter. This method leaves an indentation. A common use of Janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring.
What wood is the hardest? (Archinect Sex Week, yo)
Anything past hard maple is overkill for flooring. My white oak floors are 90 years old and look great.
Exotics have way too much baggage associated with them, I can't even appreciate the beauty of the wood anymore- I just see environmental destruction, slave labor, and the murder of activists opposed to the illegal lumber trade.
anonitect, WHITE OAK is trending in NYC, is that why?
All I get out of this is that there's a lot of hard wood in Brazil.
Hard wood loves Brazilian wax.
I'm 13.
lol Josh.
Before laying wood, I always give it my own hardness test.
I appreciate all colors of hardwood. Especially if its cheap. I've heard that once you've installed black walnut, however, you will never use white oak again.
All I'm going to say is that you need to have some firm walnut to indent a Brazilian cherry.
who wood have guessed it?
There are so many exotic and beautiful woods that aren't shown in that scale of hardness.
I was wondering, what is the best method of making wood harder?
tintt, the act of burnishing wood, or repeatedly rubbing it, tends to do the trick.
Jokes about hard wood from the ones that specify butt joints. Laugh it up with the LOLitects. Now at Zanies.
Tounge in groove
josh you made this thread roll, hilarious. ....whats your Janka?
to be clear, asking everyone about their Janka.
Its all about the redwood- size does matter!
TigerWoods require frequent polishing.
Olaf, you'll have to sign up for my website to download a spec sheet.
It leaves out Black Locust; a US harvest wood... 1700 hardness factor and rot/decay resistant. The hard one is finding someone who can kiln it properly, so it has a reputation for warping in the field.
further mightyaa, Van Valkenburgh, Noone, Zolli, and Lavender released a report back in 2011, highlighting all the reasons why Black Locust should be spec'd over IPE and other tropical hardwoods.
There is an argument for using tropical hardwoods that are certified by the FSC: it encourages conservation to some degree. Otherwise, as the world's forests continue to be rapidly cleared, they just burn the trees to make room for short-lived farming or development.
Black locust is awesome. I planted a grove of it to use for fence posts on my small farm. Not only is it super hard and super rot resistant, but it's leguminous, which means that its roots harbor bacteria that capture nitrogen from the atmosphere, which is much more sustainable than using typical petroleum-derived nitrogen fertilizer. It also coppices, so you can cut it down and it will sprout new growth--a never-ending fence post factory. Other woods are easier to use and better for woodworking, IME.