Printable Janka hardness chart
The same numbers as the full chart, laid out to print on one sheet. The full chart has the sources, the tiers behind each number and the reasons.
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| Species | lbf | N |
|---|---|---|
| Lignum vitae | 4,500 | 20,017 |
| Ipe | 3,680 | 16,369 |
| Azobe | 3,350 | 14,902 |
| Indian rosewood | 3,170 | 14,101 |
| Brazilian rosewood | 2,720 | 12,099 |
| Bubinga | 2,690 | 11,966 |
| Greenheart | 2,350 | 10,453 |
| Jatoba | 2,350 | 10,453 |
| Mora | 2,300 | 10,231 |
| Goncalo alves | 2,160 | 9,608 |
| Pignut hickory | 2,140 | 9,519 |
| Karri | 2,040 | 9,074 |
| Wallaba | 2,040 | 9,074 |
| Mockernut hickory | 1,970 | 8,763 |
| Jarrah | 1,910 | 8,496 |
| Hickory | 1,880 | 8,363 |
| Purpleheart | 1,860 | 8,274 |
| Pecan | 1,820 | 8,096 |
| Shellbark hickory | 1,810 | 8,051 |
| Peroba rosa | 1,730 | 7,695 |
| Kempas | 1,710 | 7,606 |
| Black locust | 1,700 | 7,562 |
| Honeylocust | 1,580 | 7,028 |
| Afrormosia | 1,560 | 6,939 |
| Pin oak | 1,510 | 6,717 |
| Sapele | 1,510 | 6,717 |
| Sweet birch | 1,470 | 6,539 |
| Willow oak | 1,460 | 6,494 |
| Hard maple | 1,450 | 6,450 |
| Species | lbf | N |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet oak | 1,400 | 6,228 |
| Bur oak | 1,370 | 6,094 |
| Post oak | 1,360 | 6,050 |
| White oak | 1,360 | 6,050 |
| Ash | 1,320 | 5,872 |
| Rock elm | 1,320 | 5,872 |
| Beech | 1,300 | 5,783 |
| Ramin | 1,300 | 5,783 |
| Red oak | 1,290 | 5,738 |
| Keruing | 1,270 | 5,649 |
| Birch | 1,260 | 5,605 |
| Iroko | 1,260 | 5,605 |
| Kapur | 1,230 | 5,471 |
| Black oak | 1,210 | 5,382 |
| Green ash | 1,200 | 5,338 |
| Water oak | 1,190 | 5,293 |
| Black maple | 1,180 | 5,249 |
| Andiroba | 1,130 | 5,026 |
| Chestnut oak | 1,130 | 5,026 |
| Avodire | 1,080 | 4,804 |
| Southern red oak | 1,060 | 4,715 |
| Magnolia | 1,020 | 4,537 |
| Walnut | 1,010 | 4,493 |
| Teak | 1,000 | 4,448 |
| Cherry | 950 | 4,226 |
| Soft maple | 950 | 4,226 |
| Paper birch | 910 | 4,048 |
| Hackberry | 880 | 3,914 |
| Southern yellow pine | 870 | 3,870 |
| Species | lbf | N |
|---|---|---|
| Slippery elm | 860 | 3,825 |
| Bigleaf maple | 850 | 3,781 |
| Black ash | 850 | 3,781 |
| Sweetgum | 850 | 3,781 |
| African mahogany | 830 | 3,692 |
| Elm | 830 | 3,692 |
| Western larch | 830 | 3,692 |
| Tupelo | 810 | 3,603 |
| Mahogany | 800 | 3,559 |
| Meranti | 780 | 3,470 |
| Parana pine | 780 | 3,470 |
| Sycamore | 770 | 3,425 |
| Radiata pine | 750 | 3,336 |
| Virginia pine | 740 | 3,292 |
| Douglas-fir | 710 | 3,158 |
| Silver maple | 700 | 3,114 |
| Loblolly pine | 690 | 3,069 |
| Shortleaf pine | 690 | 3,069 |
| Cativo | 630 | 2,802 |
| Port Orford cedar | 630 | 2,802 |
| Spanish cedar | 600 | 2,669 |
| Red alder | 590 | 2,624 |
| Tamarack | 590 | 2,624 |
| Alaska yellow cedar | 580 | 2,580 |
| Jack pine | 570 | 2,535 |
| Red pine | 560 | 2,491 |
| American chestnut | 540 | 2,402 |
| Poplar | 540 | 2,402 |
| Western hemlock | 540 | 2,402 |
| Species | lbf | N |
|---|---|---|
| Black spruce | 530 | 2,358 |
| Spruce | 530 | 2,358 |
| Cypress | 510 | 2,269 |
| Sitka spruce | 510 | 2,269 |
| Eastern hemlock | 500 | 2,224 |
| Butternut | 490 | 2,180 |
| Grand fir | 490 | 2,180 |
| Limba | 490 | 2,180 |
| Fir | 480 | 2,135 |
| Lodgepole pine | 480 | 2,135 |
| Redwood | 480 | 2,135 |
| Incense cedar | 470 | 2,091 |
| Ponderosa pine | 460 | 2,046 |
| Cottonwood | 430 | 1,913 |
| Obeche | 430 | 1,913 |
| Western white pine | 420 | 1,868 |
| Basswood | 410 | 1,824 |
| Noble fir | 410 | 1,824 |
| White spruce | 410 | 1,824 |
| Engelmann spruce | 390 | 1,735 |
| Balsam fir | 380 | 1,690 |
| Eastern white pine | 380 | 1,690 |
| Okoume | 380 | 1,690 |
| Sugar pine | 380 | 1,690 |
| Aspen | 350 | 1,557 |
| Atlantic white cedar | 350 | 1,557 |
| Black cottonwood | 350 | 1,557 |
| Western red cedar | 350 | 1,557 |
| Northern white cedar | 320 | 1,423 |
Side hardness at 12% moisture content: USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook (FPL-GTR-282, 2021). woodworkingmath.com/wood/janka-hardness-chart/ Version 8 Nov 2026. Free to share under CC BY 4.0: credit Woodworking Math (woodworkingmath.com).