Old-Feller
Pretty Fart Smeller
Actually the Western Ironwood is a different species altogether than Hornbeam, Here is part of the Janka Hardness scale and Ironwood is way Higher than Osage Orange And way Higher up than Hickory.
| Species | Force: pounds-force (newtons) | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Buloke[5] | 5,060 lbf (22,500 N) | |
| Schinopsis brasiliensis, Quebracho, Barauna, Chamacoco[6] | 4,800 lbf (21,000 N) | |
| Schinopsis balansae, Quebracho Colorado, Red Quebracho[7] | 4,570 lbf (20,300 N) | |
| Lignum vitae, Guayacan, Pockholz | 4,500 lbf (20,000 N) | |
| Piptadenia Macrocarpa, Curupay, Angico Preto, Brazilian Tiger Mahogany | 3,840 lbf (17,100 N) | |
| Snakewood, Letterhout, Piratinera Guinensis | 3,800 lbf (17,000 N) | |
| Brazilian Olivewood | 3,700 lbf (16,000 N) | |
| Brazilian Ebony | 3,700 lbf (16,000 N) | |
| Ipê, Brazilian Walnut, Handroanthus lapacho | 3,684 lbf (16,390 N) | |
| African Pearwood, Moabi | 3,680 lbf (16,400 N) | |
| Grey Ironbark | 3,664 lbf (16,300 N) | |
| Bolivian Cherry | 3,650 lbf (16,200 N) | |
| Lapacho | 3,640 lbf (16,200 N) | |
| Sucupira, Brazilian Chestnut, Tiete Chestnut | 3,417 lbf (15,200 N) | |
| Kingwood[8] | 3,340 lbf (14,900 N) | |
| Dipteryx, Cumaru, Brazilian Teak[9] | 3,330 lbf (14,800 N) | |
| Ironwood | 3,260 lbf (14,500 N) | |
| Ebony | 3,220 lbf (14,300 N) | |
| Massaranduba, Brazilian Redwood, Paraju | 3,190 lbf (14,200 N) | |
| Yvyraro | 3,040 lbf (13,500 N) | |
| Strand Woven Bamboo | 3,000 lbf (13,000 N) | |
| Cocobolo | 2,960 lbf (13,200 N) | |
| Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens) | 2,900 lbf (13,000 N) | |
| Boxwood | 2,840 lbf (12,600 N) | |
| Red Mahogany, Turpentine | 2,697 lbf (12,000 N) | |
| Live Oak | 2,680 lbf (11,900 N) | |
| Southern Chestnut | 2,670 lbf (11,900 N) | |
| Spotted Gum | 2,473 lbf (11,000 N) | |
| Brazilian Cherry, Jatoba | 2,350 lbf (10,500 N) | |
| Mesquite | 2,345 lbf (10,430 N) | |
| Golden Teak | 2,330 lbf (10,400 N) | |
| Guatambú, Kyrandy, Balfourodendron riedelianum | 2,240 lbf (10,000 N) | |
| Santos Mahogany, Bocote, Cabreuva, Honduran Rosewood | 2,200 lbf (9,800 N) | |
| Pradoo | 2,170 lbf (9,700 N) | |
| Brazilian Koa | 2,160 lbf (9,600 N) | |
| Brushbox | 2,135 lbf (9,500 N) | |
| Osage Orange[10] | 2,040 lbf (9,100 N) | |
| Karri | 2,030 lbf (9,000 N) | |
| Sydney Blue Gum | 2,023 lbf (9,000 N) | |
| Bubinga | 1,980 lbf (8,800 N) | |
| Cameron | 1,940 lbf (8,600 N) | |
| Tallowwood | 1,933 lbf (8,600 N) | |
| Merbau | 1,925 lbf (8,560 N) | |
| Amendoim | 1,912 lbf (8,500 N) | |
| Jarrah | 1,910 lbf (8,500 N) | |
| Purpleheart | 1,860 lbf (8,300 N) | |
| Goncalo Alves, Tigerwood | 1,850 lbf (8,200 N) | |
| Hickory, Pecan, Satinwood | 1,820 lbf (8,100 N) | |
