Hey Choppers! How hard is your wood? I KNOW mine is hard...

[Nagol84]

"ALL Things Wood.Net" lists Desert Ironwood as 3080 on the Janka Scale. But it also lists Mountain Mohogany as 3200. But Ironwood has a Higher Specific Gravity. 1.15 for Ironwood and 1.12 for Mountain Mahogany.

 

[13ninjas]

Cool post. I'm chopping black locust mostly which can be a pain in the tail. At 1700 its towards, but not at the top. I'd hate to chop something harder........or maybe I'd love to.

 

[OldPhysics]

I blush to admit ... I've never gone north of mesquite.

And that was pretty darned tough.

 

[PeterPHWS]

Still think the info here would be worth a "sticky" .......

 

[kevo711]

Hey guys this might sound like a newbie question, but
how much harder can wood be if it is aged?

 

[pbubsy]

Hey guys this might sound like a newbie question, but
how much harder can wood be if it is aged?

At it's hardest it's called petrified wood so I suppose I can vary everywhere from green to that.

 

[kevo711]

Yeah, My Brother took my Scrapper 5 LE to chop through
firewood (almond,oak,walnut,prune) not sure why, but it rolled
the edge and one microscopic chip.