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Density at 12% MC, heaviest first: Lignum vitae to Pecan
Species	lb/ft³	kg/m³	lb/bd ft
Lignum vitae	88.1	1,412	7.34
Ipe	69.9	1,119	5.82
Azobe	67.7	1,085	5.65
Karri	65.2	1,045	5.44
Goncalo alves	62.5	1,001	5.21
Greenheart	62.3	998	5.19
Live oak	61.5	986	5.13
Mora	61.5	985	5.12
Brazilian rosewood	58.9	944	4.91
Wallaba	58	929	4.84
Indian rosewood	55.3	885	4.6
Kempas	54.4	871	4.53
Bubinga	54.3	869	4.52
Jatoba	53.7	861	4.48
Keruing	53.4	855	4.45
Jarrah	52.8	845	4.4
Pignut hickory	52.4	840	4.37
Ovangkol	50.5	809	4.21
Hickory	50.3	806	4.2
Mockernut hickory	50.3	806	4.2
Purpleheart	49.8	798	4.15
Peroba rosa	49.6	795	4.13
Kapur	49.1	787	4.09
Black locust	48.2	773	4.02
Shellbark hickory	48.2	773	4.02
Willow oak	48.2	773	4.02
White oak	47.5	762	3.96
Merbau	46.9	752	3.91
Post oak	46.8	750	3.9
Scarlet oak	46.8	750	3.9
Bitternut hickory	46.1	739	3.85
Chestnut oak	46.1	739	3.85
Pecan	46.1	739	3.85

Density at 12% MC, heaviest first: Afrormosia to Avodire
Species	lb/ft³	kg/m³	lb/bd ft
Afrormosia	45.6	730	3.8
Sweet birch	45.4	728	3.79
Tanoak	45.3	725	3.77
Honeylocust	44.9	719	3.74
Beech	44.7	717	3.73
Bur oak	44.7	717	3.73
Hard maple	44.1	706	3.67
Pin oak	44.1	706	3.67
Red oak	44.1	706	3.67
Rock elm	44.1	706	3.67
Water oak	44.1	706	3.67
Birch	43.4	694	3.61
Black oak	42.7	683	3.55
Sapele	42	673	3.5
Ash	42	672	3.5
Southern red oak	41.3	661	3.44
Southern yellow pine	41.3	661	3.44
Andiroba	40.3	645	3.36
Teak	40.1	643	3.35
Iroko	39.9	639	3.32
Black maple	39.9	638	3.32
Ramin	39.5	633	3.29
Green ash	39.2	627	3.26
Paper birch	38.5	616	3.2
Walnut	38.5	616	3.2
Soft maple	37.8	605	3.15
Hackberry	37.1	594	3.09
Slippery elm	37.1	594	3.09
Tamarack	37.1	594	3.09
Pitch pine	36.4	582	3.03
Sweetgum	36.4	582	3.03
Western larch	36.4	582	3.03
Avodire	36.2	579	3.01

Density at 12% MC, heaviest first: Loblolly pine to Lodgepole pine
Species	lb/ft³	kg/m³	lb/bd ft
Loblolly pine	35.7	571	2.97
Shortleaf pine	35.7	571	2.97
Cherry	35	560	2.91
Elm	35	560	2.91
Magnolia	35	560	2.91
Tupelo	35	560	2.91
Meranti	34.9	559	2.91
Parana pine	34.6	554	2.88
Black ash	34.3	549	2.86
Sycamore	34.3	549	2.86
Tornillo	33.9	543	2.82
Bigleaf maple	33.6	538	2.8
Douglas-fir	33.6	538	2.8
Virginia pine	33.6	538	2.8
Mahogany	33	529	2.75
Eastern red cedar	32.9	526	2.74
Silver maple	32.9	526	2.74
Cypress	32.2	515	2.68
Red pine	32.2	515	2.68
Sassafras	32.2	515	2.68
Radiata pine	31.5	504	2.62
Western hemlock	31.5	504	2.62
African mahogany	31	497	2.58
Alaska yellow cedar	30.8	493	2.56
Spanish cedar	30.6	489	2.55
American chestnut	30.1	482	2.51
Jack pine	30.1	482	2.51
Port Orford cedar	30.1	482	2.51
Cativo	29.5	473	2.46
Black spruce	29.4	470	2.45
Poplar	29.4	470	2.45
Lodgepole pine	28.7	459	2.39

Density at 12% MC, heaviest first: Red alder to Balsa
Species	lb/ft³	kg/m³	lb/bd ft
Red alder	28.7	459	2.39
Limba	28.4	455	2.37
Cottonwood	28	448	2.33
Eastern hemlock	28	448	2.33
Ponderosa pine	28	448	2.33
Redwood	28	448	2.33
Sitka spruce	28	448	2.33
Spruce	28	448	2.33
Bigtooth aspen	27.3	437	2.27
Black willow	27.3	437	2.27
Fir	27.3	437	2.27
Noble fir	27.3	437	2.27
Aspen	26.6	426	2.21
Butternut	26.6	426	2.21
Western white pine	26.6	426	2.21
Jelutong	26.4	423	2.2
Basswood	25.9	414	2.16
Grand fir	25.9	414	2.16
Incense cedar	25.9	414	2.16
Sugar pine	25.2	403	2.1
White spruce	25.2	403	2.1
Okoume	24.8	396	2.06
Balsam fir	24.5	392	2.04
Black cottonwood	24.5	392	2.04
Eastern white pine	24.5	392	2.04
Engelmann spruce	24.5	392	2.04
Balsam poplar	23.8	381	1.98
Atlantic white cedar	22.4	358	1.86
Western red cedar	22.4	358	1.86
Obeche	22.2	356	1.85
Northern white cedar	21.7	347	1.81
Balsa	12	192	1

Worked from specific gravity with the Handbook's own equations: USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook (FPL-GTR-282, 2021). woodworkingmath.com/wood/wood-density-chart/ Version 8 Nov 2026. Free to share under CC BY 4.0: credit Woodworking Math (woodworkingmath.com).