Chamcha is a hardwood that is widely grown throughout Central and South America as well as Southeast Asia particularly in Thailand, and is used in a wide variety of commercial applications. While...
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The Janka Hardness Test refers to the pounds force (lbf) required to push a 0.444" (11.28 mm) diameter steel ball halfway into a sample of wood to mimic the difficult of denting the specimen. It...
The kanuka tree is one that is found specifically in New Zealand. Kanuka isn't as well as known outside its native land as the similar-sounding manuka tree and you might be surprised to know that...
The maple tree is one of the more well-known tree types due to its distinctive leaves and the fact that it produces sap which gets made into maple syrup. Here are 11 questions about maple trees...
Petrified wood is an example of a fossil formed when tree and other material is buried and preserved from decaying over millions of years. Petrified wood has been preserved in a mineral-rich sediment...
Agarwood is reputed to be the most expensive wood in the world, fetching as much as $100,000 per kilogram of pure natural wood. Having said that, artificial and adulterated agarwood can also be...