I got sick of googling and searching sites for a comprehensive list, so i talk all the lists i could find and i compiled them into this PDF, if anyone has any of the missing info please let me know and i will update.

** i completed the list if anyone would like anything added please let me know **

im kind of an idiot. What does "duability"mean? Thats a heck of list! thanks for sharing.

im kind of an idiot. What does "duability"mean? Thats a heck of list! thanks for sharing.

spelling isn't my thing should be Durability, i will correct it sorry,

I have a pretty extensive chart as well that I will put up when I get a chance might fill some gaps
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im kind of an idiot. What does "duability"mean? Thats a heck of list! thanks for sharing.


I undestand the misspelling. But going back a while I think "Duability". Was the sliding scale in which you rated women depending on how many beers you had. Just saying.
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O.K. John, how does the gravity percentage relate to how it floats? I am a little light on this subject. Good its floats just O.K. Very good it sits on top of the water or am I way off.

O.K. John, how does the gravity percentage relate to how it floats? I am a little light on this subject. Good its floats just O.K. Very good it sits on top of the water or am I way off.

The specific gravity column doesnt have anything to do with the durability column durabilty is how tough the wood is, However, I am working on a calculator that will allow you to use those number to gauge how much lead it will take to sink the wood.

As far as how specific gravity is used, its the messurment based upon the baseline of 1 which is fresh water, the lower the number the lighter in the water it will sit and the more it will take to sink it depending upon the density.
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I have a pretty extensive chart as well that I will put up when I get a chance might fill some gaps
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That would be great especially if its in excel :) if not no worries i can merge them :) the more the info the better imho
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It is in excel.
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I have it in excel i will send it to you if you would like. I cant upload an excel file to the forum software

Thank you. I will have to study it more.

I undestand the misspelling. But going back a while I think "Duability". Was the sliding scale in which you rated women depending on how many beers you had. Just saying.
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I always figured if a woman was able to give me wood after several beers, they were "duable".

I undestand the misspelling. But going back a while I think "Duability". Was the sliding scale in which you rated women depending on how many beers you had. Just saying.
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I was thinking the same. Brought back some good memories(and scary ones too)

Wood info aplenty at ...

Wood-database.com

Nice pics to help IDing mystery wood.

Great effort and work Chris! Lots of names on there I have never heard of. But I did find the few woods I have onhand !
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Wood info aplenty at ...

Wood-database.com

Nice pics to help IDing mystery wood.

Great effort and work Chris! Lots of names on there I have never heard of. But I did find the few woods I have onhand !
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Wood database doesnt have the complete info, they have a lot of empty data.

Great effort and work Chris? - whos Chris?
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Great effort and work Chris? :rotf2:- whos:rotf2:Chris?I was wondering that as well.

Finally got a look at the chart. Nice info. Printed copy filed away. Thanks. Question? I notice Rock maple rated poor durability. I don't know what the ratings consist of but we use rock maple in all our baseball bats along with major leaugues. Confusing. What does the specific gravity measure?

Finally got a look at the chart. Nice info. Printed copy filed away. Thanks. Question? I notice Rock maple rated poor durability. I don't know what the ratings consist of but we use rock maple in all our baseball bats along with major leaugues. Confusing. What does the specific gravity measure?

I will check in case it was a typo on the durability, was getting a little crazy eyed, but as far as specific gravity

The specific gravity (SG) of wood is a measure of the amount of structural material a tree species allocates to support and strength. Differentiating wood specific gravity from wood density, drying wood samples at temperatures below 100°C and the resulting moisture content complications, and improperly measuring wood volumes.

in a nut shell its related to the density of the wood and will effect the float and how much lead it would take to sink the piece of wood.

I am working on a calculator that will be a best guess as to how much lead you would need to sink a piece of wood, for example a 3"x 1" piece of AYC will sink with around 1.25 oz of lead

Good post skip, i want to give P.O. a try since they say its about the same as ayc. and is about 10 minutes from me when comparing that i have to drive all the way down to rhody to pick up ayc.
good comparison.
Thanks