Wood Hardness & Specs

 

Custom Reflections strives to provide all of our clients with exceptional service beginning with the initial consultation and ending with educating you on proper maintenance of hardwood floors. We have compiled a list of some of the wood species that we offer and the hardness of each. This chart will give you an idea resilience of the wood.

Wood Specifications

Wood Species Hardness Rating
Douglas Fir 660
Southern Yellow Pine 690
Black Cherry 950
Teak 1000
Black Walnut 1010
Heart Pine 1225
Yellow Birch 1260
Red Oak (Northern) 1290
American Beech 1300
Ash 1320
White Oak 1360
Australian Cypress 1375
Hard Maple 1450
Wenge 1620
African Pedauk 1725
Hickory 1820
Pecan 1820
Purpleheart 1860
Jarrah 1910
Merbau 1925
Tigerwood 2160
Santos Mahogany(Cabreuva) 2200
Mesquite 2345
Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) 2350