Thermowood
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) or Norway spruce (Picea abies)
480 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
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The species library
Timber species, and what each one is actually for.
Why each timber behaves the way it does, what it's normally used for, and what to check before you buy.
Utile
Entandrophragma utile
635 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
1.4
T/R ratio
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Walnut
Juglans regia (European) / J. nigra (American black)
640 kg/m³
density
Class 3
durability
1.4
T/R ratio
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Wenge
Millettia laurentii
870 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
1.7
T/R ratio
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
465 kg/m³
density
Class 4
durability
1.9
T/R ratio
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Western Larch
Larix occidentalis
575 kg/m³
density
Class 3
durability
2
T/R ratio
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Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
370 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
2.1
T/R ratio
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Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
420 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
1.8
T/R ratio
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White Ash
Fraxinus americana
675 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
1.6
T/R ratio
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White Poplar
Populus alba
420 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
2.4
T/R ratio
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White Spruce
Picea glauca
450 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
1.9
T/R ratio
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White Willow
Salix alba
400 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
1.7
T/R ratio
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