Black Locust
Black Locust: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 1,700 lbf
- Colour
- yellow to greenish brown
- Workability
- hard
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- moderate
- Price band
- low
- Typical uses
- Outdoor furniture, fence posts, boat parts
- Working notes
- Extremely decay-resistant; hard on tools.
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