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Florida
Impact Bending of Woods Rated in Joules & Organized by Hardness
677 – Osage Orange
598 – Beech, Blue (Hornbeam/Musclewood)
497 – Hickory, Bigleaf Shagbark
435 – Hickory, Mockernut
418 – Hickory, Pignut
401 – Hickory (Full Range)
378 – Hickory, Shagbark
373 – Hickory, Bitternut
333 – Serviceberry
322 – Locust, Black
316 – Elm, Rock
310 – Birch, Yellow
305 – Hickory, Nutmeg
299 – Hickory, Water
299 – Oak, Scarlet
277 – Hophornbeam
277 – Oak, Swamp Red
277 – Oak, Swamp White
265 – Birch, Sweet
265 – Honeylocust
260 – Oak, Post
254 – Elm, Slippery
254 – Oak, Pin
248 – Dogwood
248 – Oak, Water
248 – Pecan
243 – Apple
243 – Ash, White
243 – Hackberry
243 – Oak, Red
237 – Ash, Blue
237 – Birch (Full Range)
237 – Black Mangrove
237 – Oak, Willow
231 – Beech
231 – Gum, Blue
231 – Oak, Black
231 – Oak, Swamp Chestnut
226 – Ash, Biltmore White
226 – Birch, Alaska White
226 – Buttonwood
226 – Laurel, Mountain
226 – Maple, Black
226 – Oak, Chestnut
226 – Pigeonplum
226 – Witchhazel
220 – Elm, American
220 – Maple, Sugar
220 – Oak, Laurel
215 – Oak (Full Range)
215 – Sourwood
209 – Oak, Canyon Live
209 – Oak, White
209 – Persimmon
203 – Ash (Full Range)
203 – Pine, Slash
203 – Sugarberry
198 – Ash, Black
198 – Birch, Gray
198 – Magnolia, Cucumber
198 – Pine, Jack
192 – Birch, Paper
192 – Dogwood, Pacific
192 – Pine, Longleaf
192 – Stopper, Red
192 – Walnut, Black
186 – Ash, Oregon
186 – Elder, Blueberry
186 – Holly
186 – Oak, Live
186 – Pine, Shortleaf
186 – Sassafras
181 – Ash, Green
181 – Gum, Red
181 – Hemlock, Mountain
181 – Larch, Western
181 – Mangrove
181 – Maple (Full Range)
181 – Maple, Red
175 – Cherry, Pin
175 – Laurel, California
175 – Pine, Pitch
175 – Willow, Western Black
175 – Yew, Pacific
169 – Chinquapin, Golden
169 – Douglas Fir (Coastal)
169 – Pine, Loblolly
164 – Cedar, Alaska
164 – Cherry, Black
164 – Magnolia, Evergreen
164 – Oak, Bur
164 – Oak, Oregon White
164 – Pine, Mountain
158 – Cedar, Port Orford
158 – Fir, Lowland White
158 – Inkwood
158 – Maple, Bigleaf
158 – Pine, Pond
152 – Catalpa, Hardy
152 – Douglas Fir (Intermediate)
152 – Magnolia, Mountain
152 – Maple, Striped
152 – Pine, Jeffery
147 – Bustic
147 – Cascara
147 – Douglas Fir (Mountain)
147 – Hemlock, Western
147 – Oak, Southern Red
147 – Pine (Full Range)
147 – Sycamore
141 – Gum (Full Range)
141 – Maple, Silver
141 – Pine, Norway
141 – Spruce, Red
141 – Spruce, Sitka
135 – Ash, Pumpkin
135 – Butternut
135 – Cypress, Southern
135 – Fir, Silver
135 – Mastic
135 – Silverbell
130 – Fir, California Red
130 – Fir, Noble
130 – Gum, Tupelo
130 – Madrono, Pacific
130 – Oak, Rocky Mountain White
130 – Pine, Western White
130 – Spruce, Black
130 – Tamarack
124 – Aspen, Largetooth
124 – Cedar, Eastern Red
124 – Cottonwood, Northern Black
124 – Gum, Black
124 – Spruce (Full Range)
119 – Aspen
119 – Fir (Full Range)
119 – Hemlock, Eastern
119 – Walnut, Little
113 – Alder, Red
113 – Cottonwood, Eastern
113 – Fir, Balsam
113 – Pine, Lodgepole
113 – Poplar, Yellow
113 – Spruce, White
113 – Willow, Black
107 – Cedar (Full Range)
107 – Chestnut
107 – Pine, Limber
107 – Pine, Northern White
107 – Pine, Sand
107 – Redwood (Virgin)
107 – Rhododendron, Great
102 – Pine, Sugar
96 – Cedar, Incense
96 – Cedar, Southern Red
96 – Cedar, Western Red
96 – Fir, White
96 – Pine, Ponderossa
90 – Basswood
90 – Buckeye, Yellow
90 – Fir, Alpine
90 – Oak, California Black
90 – Palmetto, Cabbage
90 – Redwood (Second Growth Dense)
85 – Poisonwood
85 – Spruce, Engelmann
79 – Ironwood, Black
79 – Poplar, Balsam
73 – Cedar, Southern White
73 – Fir, Corkbark
68 – Cedar, Northern White
68 – Juniper, Alligator
68 – Pinon
62 – Redwood (Second Growth Open)
51 – Gum, Limbo
40 – Paradise Tree
 

Wayne

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Location
East Troy, Wisconsin, USA.
Impact Bending of Woods Rated in Joules & Organized by Hardness
677 – Osage Orange
598 – Beech, Blue (Hornbeam/Musclewood)
497 – Hickory, Bigleaf Shagbark
435 – Hickory, Mockernut
418 – Hickory, Pignut
401 – Hickory (Full Range)
378 – Hickory, Shagbark
373 – Hickory, Bitternut
333 – Serviceberry
322 – Locust, Black
316 – Elm, Rock
310 – Birch, Yellow
305 – Hickory, Nutmeg
299 – Hickory, Water
299 – Oak, Scarlet
277 – Hophornbeam
277 – Oak, Swamp Red
277 – Oak, Swamp White
265 – Birch, Sweet
265 – Honeylocust
260 – Oak, Post
254 – Elm, Slippery
254 – Oak, Pin
248 – Dogwood
248 – Oak, Water
248 – Pecan
243 – Apple
243 – Ash, White
243 – Hackberry
243 – Oak, Red
237 – Ash, Blue
237 – Birch (Full Range)
237 – Black Mangrove
237 – Oak, Willow
231 – Beech
231 – Gum, Blue
231 – Oak, Black
231 – Oak, Swamp Chestnut
226 – Ash, Biltmore White
226 – Birch, Alaska White
226 – Buttonwood
226 – Laurel, Mountain
226 – Maple, Black
226 – Oak, Chestnut
226 – Pigeonplum
226 – Witchhazel
220 – Elm, American
220 – Maple, Sugar
220 – Oak, Laurel
215 – Oak (Full Range)
215 – Sourwood
209 – Oak, Canyon Live
209 – Oak, White
209 – Persimmon
203 – Ash (Full Range)
203 – Pine, Slash
203 – Sugarberry
198 – Ash, Black
198 – Birch, Gray
198 – Magnolia, Cucumber
198 – Pine, Jack
192 – Birch, Paper
192 – Dogwood, Pacific
192 – Pine, Longleaf
192 – Stopper, Red
192 – Walnut, Black
186 – Ash, Oregon
186 – Elder, Blueberry
186 – Holly
186 – Oak, Live
186 – Pine, Shortleaf
186 – Sassafras
181 – Ash, Green
181 – Gum, Red
181 – Hemlock, Mountain
181 – Larch, Western
181 – Mangrove
181 – Maple (Full Range)
181 – Maple, Red
175 – Cherry, Pin
175 – Laurel, California
175 – Pine, Pitch
175 – Willow, Western Black
175 – Yew, Pacific
169 – Chinquapin, Golden
169 – Douglas Fir (Coastal)
169 – Pine, Loblolly
164 – Cedar, Alaska
164 – Cherry, Black
164 – Magnolia, Evergreen
164 – Oak, Bur
164 – Oak, Oregon White
164 – Pine, Mountain
158 – Cedar, Port Orford
158 – Fir, Lowland White
158 – Inkwood
158 – Maple, Bigleaf
158 – Pine, Pond
152 – Catalpa, Hardy
152 – Douglas Fir (Intermediate)
152 – Magnolia, Mountain
152 – Maple, Striped
152 – Pine, Jeffery
147 – Bustic
147 – Cascara
147 – Douglas Fir (Mountain)
147 – Hemlock, Western
147 – Oak, Southern Red
147 – Pine (Full Range)
147 – Sycamore
141 – Gum (Full Range)
141 – Maple, Silver
141 – Pine, Norway
141 – Spruce, Red
141 – Spruce, Sitka
135 – Ash, Pumpkin
135 – Butternut
135 – Cypress, Southern
135 – Fir, Silver
135 – Mastic
135 – Silverbell
130 – Fir, California Red
130 – Fir, Noble
130 – Gum, Tupelo
130 – Madrono, Pacific
130 – Oak, Rocky Mountain White
130 – Pine, Western White
130 – Spruce, Black
130 – Tamarack
124 – Aspen, Largetooth
124 – Cedar, Eastern Red
124 – Cottonwood, Northern Black
124 – Gum, Black
124 – Spruce (Full Range)
119 – Aspen
119 – Fir (Full Range)
119 – Hemlock, Eastern
119 – Walnut, Little
113 – Alder, Red
113 – Cottonwood, Eastern
113 – Fir, Balsam
113 – Pine, Lodgepole
113 – Poplar, Yellow
113 – Spruce, White
113 – Willow, Black
107 – Cedar (Full Range)
107 – Chestnut
107 – Pine, Limber
107 – Pine, Northern White
107 – Pine, Sand
107 – Redwood (Virgin)
107 – Rhododendron, Great
102 – Pine, Sugar
96 – Cedar, Incense
96 – Cedar, Southern Red
96 – Cedar, Western Red
96 – Fir, White
96 – Pine, Ponderossa
90 – Basswood
90 – Buckeye, Yellow
90 – Fir, Alpine
90 – Oak, California Black
90 – Palmetto, Cabbage
90 – Redwood (Second Growth Dense)
85 – Poisonwood
85 – Spruce, Engelmann
79 – Ironwood, Black
79 – Poplar, Balsam
73 – Cedar, Southern White
73 – Fir, Corkbark
68 – Cedar, Northern White
68 – Juniper, Alligator
68 – Pinon
62 – Redwood (Second Growth Open)
51 – Gum, Limbo
40 – Paradise Tree
Wow, Nice chart!
 
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