Table 4. 30 types of woods selected for testing.

1

Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Hardwood

Slightly or nonresistant

2

Basswood

Tilia americana

Hardwood

Slightly or nonresistant

3

Hickory

Carya ovata

Hardwood

Slightly or nonresistant

4

Quilted Maple

N/A

Hardwood

Slightly or nonresistant

5

Hard Maple

Acer saccharum

Hardwood

Slightly or nonresistant

6

African Mahogany*

Khaya spp.

Hardwood

Moderately resistant

7

Bubinga*

Guibourtia spp.

Hardwood

Moderately resistant

8

Lovoa*

Lovoa trichilioides

Hardwood

Moderately resistant

9

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Softwood

Moderately resistant

10

Shedua*

Guibourtia ehie

Hardwood

Moderately resistant

11

Primavera

Roseodendron donnell-smithii

Hardwood

Moderately resistant

12

Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Softwood

Resistant

13

Leopardwood

Roupala montana

Hardwood

Resistant

14

Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Hardwood

Resistant

15

Spanish Cedar*

Cedrela odorata

Hardwood

Resistant

16

White Oak

Quercus alba

Hardwood

Resistant

17

White Oak Quarter Sawn

Quercus alba

Hardwood

Resistant

18

Walnut Black

Juglans nigra

Hardwood

Resistant

19

African Padauk*

Pterocarpus soyauxii

Hardwood

Very resistant

20

Bloodwood

Brosimum rubescens

Hardwood

Very resistant

21

Chechen*

Metopium brownei

Hardwood

Very resistant

22

Curupay*

Anadenanthera colubrina

Hardwood

Very resistant

23

East Indian Rosewood*

Dalbergia latifolia

Hardwood

Very resistant

24

Granadillo

Platymiscium spp.

Hardwood

Very resistant

25

Goncalo Alves

Astronium spp.

Hardwood

Very resistant

26

IPE*

Handroanthus spp.

Hardwood

Very resistant

27

Monkeypod

Albizia saman

Hardwood

Very resistant

28

Machiche

Lonchocarpus spp.

Hardwood

Very resistant

29

Sirari

Guibourtia hymenaeifolia

Hardwood

Very resistant

30

Tarara Canary Wood

Centrolobium spp.

Hardwood

Very resistant