Selected wood properties

Here are some physical properties of a few selected woods.
The values may vary significantly from sample to sample, however you may find it useful to compare “relative” values. You can find more detailed information here: wood-database

Click on any column title to sort ascending or descending for that column.


Wood	weight lb/ft³	hardness lbf	MOR lbf/in²	MOE lbf/in² x 10 ⁶
Ipe	69	3,510	26,660	3.200
Cocobolo	69	2,960	22,910	2.712
Mountain mahogany	69	3,200
Boxwood	61	2,840	20,960	2.494
Engelmann Spruce	24	390	9,010	1.369
Apple	52	1,730	12.800
African ebony	57	2,430	22,930	2.949
Norway spruce	25	380	9,130	1.406
White willow	25	570	8,150	1.125
Sitka spruce	27	510	10,150	1.600
Western hemlock	29	540	11,300	1.630
East Indian rosewood	52	2,440	16,590	1.688
Poplar	29	540	10,100	1.580
Black Locust	48	1,700	19,400	2.050
Box Elder	30	720	8,010	1.050
Beech	45	1,300	14,900	1.720
Maple – silver	33	700	8,900	1.140
Pacific Yew	44	1,600	15,200	1.350
Sycamore	34	770	10,000	1.420
Pear	43	1,660	12,080	1.131
Western larch	36	830	13,000	1.870
Holly	40	1,020	10,300	1.110
Alligator Juniper	36	1,160	6,700	0.650
Black walnut	38	1,010	14,600	1.680
Western red cedar	23	350	7,500	1.110
Port Orford cedar	29	590	12,290	1.646
Olive	62	2,700	22,530	2.577
Myrtle	40	1,270	9,700	1.225
Mesquite, honey	51	2,340
Pau Ferro	54	1,960	17,750	1.574
Bubinga	56	2,410	24,410	2.670
Plum	50	1,500	12,810
Bocote	53	2,010	16,590	1.767
Mahogany Honduran	37	900	11,710	1.458
Mahogany African	40	1,020	13,190	1.537
African Blackwood	79	3,670	30,970	2.603
Yellow Cedar	31	580	11,100	1.420
Redwood	26	450	8,950	1.220
Brazilwood	61	2,820	26,010	2.544
Sapele	42	1,410	15,930	1.746