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Timber Durability Chart

TIMBER DURABILITY CHART Ramin Afzelia Willow Balsa Opepe Pau Amarelo Red Alder (a.k.a. Western Alder) Class Five - Non Durable (Less than 5 years) Class One - Very Durable (25 years+) Koto Cumaru Mora Rubberwood Basswood (a.k.a. Limewood) Accoya (Modified Radiata Pine) Horse Chestnut Light Virola Jarrah Curupay European Ash Sycamore (a.k.a. Great Maple). Accoya Alder (Modified Alder) Itauba European Beech Simarouba Geronggang Sitka Spruce (a.k.a. Silver Spruce) Wallaba Lignum Vitae (a.k.a. Ironwood) Denya European Birch (a.k.a. Silver Birch, White Birch) Aspen Rosewood Canadian Spruce (a.k.a. White Spruce) Makore Ebony American Ash (a.k.a. Black Ash, White Ash, Canadian Ash, Red Ash) Greenheart Parana Pine (a.k.a. Brazilian Pine, Radiata Pine (Monterey Pine) Alder Massaranduba Teak European Lime Sesendok Sucupira Poplar Limba Obeche Padauk (a.k.a. Barwood, Camwood) European Larch" American Mahogany Abura European Plane White Elm (a.k.a. Red Elm) Balau (a.k.a. Red Balau, Yellow Balau) Red Angelim Siberian Larch (a.k.a. Russian Larch)* Rock Maple (a.k.a. Hard Maple, Black Maple) Scots Pine (a.k.a. Red Pine) Patula Pine Martime Pine American Birch Massaranduba Afrormosia Garapa Andira Tulipwood (a.k.a. Canarywood, American Yellow Poplar) European Whitewood (a.k.a. Silver Fir, Norway Spruce) Mengkulang Light Red Meranti (a.k.a. Red Meranti, White Lauan) Yellow Pine Douglas Fir (a.k.a. Columbian Pine, Oregon Pine)* Andiroba Soft Maple (Red Maple, Silver Maple) Corsican Pine Canadian Red Pine (a.k.a. Norway Pine) Jelutong Dark Red Meranti (a.k.a. Red Lauan) Western Hemlock Ponderosa Pine (a.k.a. White Pine) Gaboon European Elm (a.k.a. English Elm) Jack Pine Elliotis Pine (Slash Pine) Japanese Larch African Walnut (Congowood) European Oak (inc English Oak, French Oak, Polish Oak, Slovenian Oak) Thermowood Redwood (Modified European Redwood - Softwood) Garapa Piqua Western Red Cedar (a.k.a. Red Cedar) Thermowood Radiata Pine (Modified Radiata Pine - Softwood) Douglas Fir European Cherry Cedar (a.k.a. Cedar of Lebanon) Gedu Nohor Sapele Class Two - Durable Central / South American Cedar (a.k.a. Cedro Rosa) European Walnut Class Four - Slightly Durable (5 to 10 years) Merbau Robinia (a.k.a. Black Locust, Falsa Acacia) (15 to 25 years) Siberian Larch American Cherry (a.k.a. Black Cherry) Ekki Sepetir Angelim Kempas Caribbean Pitch Pine (a.k.a. Pitch Pine) Moabi Sweet Chestnut Kapur Lodgepole Pine Yellow Meranti Taun (a.k.a. Malagai) Gombe Cambara Nyatoh (a.k.a. Padang) European Redwood Wenge Tatajuba Tasmanian Oak (a.k.a. Australian Oak, Alpine Ash) Karri Red Louro Red Grandis (a.k.a. Rose Gum, Flooded Gum) Louro American Red Oak Courbaril Idigbo Keruing European Larch Southern Pine Iroko Guariuba Imbiua Dahoma Hickory Guarea Utile 29 Softwoods Japanese Oak American Walnut (Black Walnut) Western Red Cedar Danta Niangon 116 Hardwoods Movingue American White Oak Mandio African Mahogany (a.k.a. Khaya) 4 Modified Timbers Purpleheart Some timbers are listed in more than one Durability Class. The durability of these timbers is affected by where they were grown. Class Three - Moderately Durable (10 to 15 years) References: "Comparative wood durability studies in the field with particular reference to the material climate" - Linda Meyer, Institute of Vocational Sciences in the Building Trade, Leibniz University Hannover "Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood" Parts 1 & 2, British Standards Institution This work by http://www.woodworkersuk.co.uk/ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Brought to you by Gate Expectations by Inwood (Cymru) Ltd www.woodworkersuk.co.uk

Timber Durability Chart

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A visually engaging chart showing the relative durability and longevity of many wood species compared to others. This provides a simple way to find the wood species that will suit your requirements.

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