Is pecan wood hard?

The Janka rating for pecan is 1,820. While this rating indicates that the wood is quite hard and can be difficult to process, it also means once it has been processed into flooring it is quite durable.

Is pecan wood good for woodworking?

Pecan trees are most notable for their delicious fruit, the pecan nuts, but the trees also yield beautiful veneer and valuable lumber. Traditional uses for pecan range from furniture, cabinetry, and flooring to tool handles, ladder rungs and dowels.

Is hickory harder than pecan?

Its certainly just as hard! I have not found pecan to be as hard as hickory. It’s close, but I have found pecan is easier to work with. Hickory color is blonder in the sap wood than pecan.

How can you tell if wood is pecan?

Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be light to medium brown, with a reddish hue; sapwood is a paler yellowish brown. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, though occasionally wavy. Texture is medium, with a low natural luster.

What makes pecan wood stronger than other wood?

The strength characteristics of Pecan are somewhat influenced by the spacing of its growth rings. In general, wood from faster-growing trees, with wider spaced growth rings, tends to be harder, heavier, and stronger than wood from slower-growing trees that have rings which are closer together.

How is the hardness of a wood determined?

The Janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species. The Janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0.444″ steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter. Woods with a higher rating are harder than woods with a lower rating. The scale used in the table is pounds-force. Janka.

What’s the Janka test for hardness of wood?

The Janka test measures the amount of force needed to drive a 0.444-inch steel ball into wood to a depth equal to half its diameter. The higher the rating, the harder the wood.

Are there any health risks with pecan wood?

Odor: No characteristic odor. Allergies/Toxicity: Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Pecan. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.