Homerton Floor Sanding

TOP 3 HARDEST WOODS

1. Quebracho - From the Spanish “quebrar hacha,” which literally means
“axe breaker.” Aptly named, wood in the Schinopsis genus is among the
heaviest and hardest in the world.

2. Lignum Vitae -Widely accepted as the hardest wood in the world–this
wood has been listed as an endangered species and is listed in CITES.
 Consider Verawood as a very close substitute.

3. Gidgee - This Australian endemic is both very heavy and very strong.
 Some pieces are dark enough to be used as an ebony substitute: one that’s
even harder than the original article.

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Top 5 softwoods

PINE-Pine is a softwood which grows in most areas of the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 100 species worldwide.

ASH-There are 16 species of ash which grow in the eastern United States. Of these, the white ash is the largest and most commercially important.

HICKORY-There are 15 species of hickory in the eastern United States, eight of which are commercially important.

BEECH-The American beech is a single species which grows in the eastern half of the United States.

BIRCH-There are many species of birch. The yellow birch is the most commercially important. European birch is fine grained, rare and expensive.