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Search the Normal Wood Density Library

The Normal Wood Density Library is a database of wood density values. This information has been taken from several published sources (1,2,3,4).

Native Location


This is a drop-down list of locations around the world that includes:
  • All
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Central and South America
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Pacific and Australia

The location selected will control what information is displayed. The All selection will provide access to all of the records.

Species Selection Ordered By


Click on one of the two radio buttons to sort the list in that order. Only one button can be on at any one time.

Species Selection


This is the display of the data from the selected Native Location. There are six columns of information:
  • Botanical Name
  • Density (g/cm3)
  • Source
  • Native Location
  • Submitted By

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Materials Science, Volume 4 Wood, edited by Robert Summitt and Alan Sliker (Bacon Ratonm, Florida: CRC Press Inc., 1980).

  2. Lavers, G.M. The Strength Properties of Timbers, Ministry of Technology, Forest Products Research, Bulletin No. 50. (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1967).

  3. Identifying Wood, R. Bruce Hoadley (Newtown, Connecticut: The Taunton Press, 1990).

  4. Relative Drying Times of 650 Tropical Woods, Estimation by Green Moisture Content, Specific Gravity, and Green Weight Density, William T. Simpson and John A. Sagoe, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-71, 1991.
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