Don't know if people have seen this before, but it might help in their selection of types of wood for building.
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Don't know if people have seen this before, but it might help in their selection of types of wood for building.
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This is very informative, but different parts of the same tree can have different hardness and density. I like to find the lightest hardest wood, and also look for vertical grain orientation. Which is super important to resist bowing. I've gotten pieces of poplar that were insanely hard.
Yea Jason, it would make sense that a limb wouldn't probably be as hard as the trunk of a tree, as it isn't as old.
I've used it, but more for selecting material for heavier duty applications like workbenches.