Every figure on these pages comes from a published source named on the page. Weights use the same calculation as the weight calculator, at 12% moisture content. Averages hide real variation: the Wood Handbook describes the density of a common species with a coefficient of variation of about 10%, so weigh a sample when it matters.
| Species | Scientific name | Density at 12% moisture | Tangential shrinkage | Radial shrinkage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western red cedar | Thuja plicata | 358.4 kg/m³ | 5.0% | 2.4% | Wood Handbook |
| Norway spruce | Picea abies | 450 kg/m³ | 8.2% | 3.9% | Tropix |
| Poplar | Populus spp. | 450 kg/m³ | 8.3% | 4.8% | Tropix |
| Cedro (Spanish cedar) | Cedrela fissilis | 460 kg/m³ | 6.0% | 3.9% | Tropix |
| Yellow-poplar (tulipwood) | Liriodendron tulipifera | 470.4 kg/m³ | 8.2% | 4.6% | Wood Handbook |
| Silver fir | Abies alba | 490 kg/m³ | 8.7% | 4.0% | Tropix |
| Radiata pine | Pinus radiata | 500 kg/m³ | 7.4% | 4.2% | Tropix |
| Douglas-fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | 537.6 kg/m³ | 7.6% | 4.8% | Wood Handbook |
| Paraná pine | Araucaria angustifolia | 540 kg/m³ | 7.4% | 3.8% | Tropix |
| Scots pine | Pinus sylvestris | 550 kg/m³ | 8.3% | 5.2% | Tropix |
| Black cherry | Prunus serotina | 560 kg/m³ | 7.1% | 3.7% | Wood Handbook |
| Loblolly pine (southern pine) | Pinus taeda | 571.2 kg/m³ | 7.4% | 4.8% | Wood Handbook |
| Freijó | Cordia goeldiana | 580 kg/m³ | 6.3% | 4.3% | Tropix |
| European larch | Larix decidua | 600 kg/m³ | 8.2% | 4.2% | Tropix |
| Mahogany (Swietenia) | Swietenia macrophylla | 600 kg/m³ | 3.7% | 2.6% | Tropix |
| Eucalyptus grandis | Eucalyptus grandis | 600 kg/m³ | 10.0% | 5.8% | Tropix |
| Black walnut | Juglans nigra | 616 kg/m³ | 7.8% | 5.5% | Wood Handbook |
| Tauari | Couratari spp. | 620 kg/m³ | 7.0% | 4.5% | Tropix |
| Iroko | Milicia excelsa | 640 kg/m³ | 5.4% | 3.5% | Tropix |
| Slash pine (Pinus elliottii) | Pinus elliottii | 660.8 kg/m³ | 7.6% | 5.4% | Wood Handbook |
| Teak | Tectona grandis | 670 kg/m³ | 4.7% | 2.6% | Tropix |
| White ash | Fraxinus americana | 672 kg/m³ | 7.8% | 4.9% | Wood Handbook |
| European ash | Fraxinus excelsior | 680 kg/m³ | 9.6% | 5.7% | Tropix |
| Sapele | Entandrophragma cylindricum | 690 kg/m³ | 7.2% | 5.0% | Tropix |
| Yellow birch | Betula alleghaniensis | 694.4 kg/m³ | 9.5% | 7.3% | Wood Handbook |
| Red oak | Quercus rubra | 705.6 kg/m³ | 8.6% | 4.0% | Wood Handbook |
| Hard maple (sugar maple) | Acer saccharum | 705.6 kg/m³ | 9.9% | 4.8% | Wood Handbook |
| European beech | Fagus sylvatica | 710 kg/m³ | 11.6% | 5.7% | Tropix |
| European oak | Quercus robur | 740 kg/m³ | 9.7% | 4.5% | Tropix |
| White oak | Quercus alba | 761.6 kg/m³ | 10.5% | 5.6% | Wood Handbook |
| Garapa | Apuleia leiocarpa | 790 kg/m³ | 7.5% | 4.2% | Tropix |
| Jatobá | Hymenaea courbaril | 940 kg/m³ | 7.5% | 3.9% | Tropix |
| Ipê | Handroanthus spp. (syn. Tabebuia) | 1,040 kg/m³ | 6.4% | 5.1% | Tropix |
| Cumaru | Dipteryx odorata | 1,070 kg/m³ | 7.7% | 5.5% | Tropix |