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| Which woods have the highest density - like hardwoods which would be less bouyant and which ones are less dense like balsa which would float more. Can someone rate different woods? Thanks in advance............ | |
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| I got this from someone at www.tackleunderground.com a long time ago. I think the two numbers represent new wood & cured wood. I hope this helps.
"HI THERE HERE IS A LIST OF WOODS AND THERE WEIGHTS THE BIGGER THE NUMBER THE MORE DENSE, FOR CRANKS PINE, CEDAR ARE GOOD CHOICE, GLIDERS MAPLE, BIRCH, BEECH THE OPTIONS ARE MANY I HOPE THIS MAY HELP
GREEN AIRDRY
1) ALDER, RED 46 28
2) ASH, BLACK 52 34
3) ASH COMMERCIAL WHITE 48 41
4) ASH, OREGON 46 41
5) ASPEN 43 26
6) BASSWOOD 42 26
7) BEECH 54 45
8) BIRCH 57 44
9) BIRCH, PAPER 50 38
10) CEDAR, ALASKA 36 31
11) CEDAR, EASTERN RED 37 33
12) CEDAR, NORTHERN WHITE 28 22
13) CEDAR, SOUTHER WHITE 26 23
14)CEDAR,WESTERN RED 27 23
15)CHERRY,BLACK 45 35
16)CHESTNUT 55 30
17)COTTONWOOD EASTERN 49 28
18)COTTOWOOD,NORTHERN BLACK 46 24
19)CYPRESS,SOUTHERN 51 32
20)DOUGLAS FIR,COAST REGION 38 34
21)DOUGLAS FIR ROCKY MTN 35 30
22)ELM,AMERICAN 54 35
23)ELM,ROCK 53 44
24)ELM,SLIPPERY 56 37
25)FIR.BALSAM 45 25
26)FIR,COMMERCIAL WHITE 46 27
27)GUM,BLACK 45 35
28)GUM,RED 50 34
29)HEMLOCK EASTERN 50 28
30)HEMLOCK,WESTERN 41 29
31)HICORY,PECAN 62 45
32)HICORY,TRUE 63 51
33)HONEY LOCUST 61
34)LARCH,WESTERN 48 36
35)LOCUST,BLACK 58 48
36)MAPLE,BIGLEAF 47 34
37)MAPLE,BLACK 54 40
38)MAPLE,RED 50 38
39)MAPLE,SILVER 45 33
40)MAPLE,SUGAR 56 44
41)OAK,RED 64 44
42)OAK,WHITE 63 47
43)PINE,LODGEPOLE 39 29
44)PINE,NORTHERNWHITE 36 25
45)PINE,NORWAY 42 34
46)PINE,PONDEROSA 45 28
47)PINE,SOUTHERN YELLOW,LOBLOOY 53 36
48)PINE,SOUTHERN YELLOW,LONGLEAF 55 41
49)PINE,SOUTHERN YELLOW,SHORTLEAF 52 36
50)PINE,SUGAR 52 25
51)PINE,WESTERN WHITE 35 27
52)POPLAR,YELLOW 38 28
53)REDWOOD 50 28
54)SPRUCE,EASTERN 34 28
55)SPRUCE,ENGELMANN 39 23
56)SPRUCE,SITKA 33 28
57)SYCAMORE 52 34
58)TAMARACK 47 37
59)WALNUT 58 38
THIS IS BY ALL MEANS NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE LIST BUT CAN BE USED AS A GUIDELINE,THE WOODS ALSO REACT DIFFERENTLY TO POWER TOOLS,DRILLS,SAWS ETC... AGAIN JUST GUIDELINES, MY EXERIANCE AS SHOWN THAT PINE, CEDAR ARE GOOD FOR CRANKS, SURFACE AND SOEM JERKBAITS AND BIRCH, MAPLE ARE GREAT FOR GLIDERS, I HEAR THAT THE GUY MAKING AMMA BAMAS IS USING BASSWOOD? THE AMMA BAMMA IS AN AWESOME GLIDER, EXPERIMENT AND FISH! THE BAITS "
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| Oak is naturally hard and very dense so needs less weight added, but Oak is a hard wood to work with.
I like Mahogany which is less dense, easy to shape and has a better action and is good for Jerkbaits.
Pine is good for crankbaits as its very bouyant and easy to shape | |
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Wood densities