Adam's Wood Ring Reference Chart 2

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1	HAPPYATOM - Adam's Reference Chart for Wood Veneer Rings (Based on personal testing; results may vary with veneer thickness/tools.
2	Name	Style	Location	Janka	Workability	Notes

3	Ash	Olive	USA	1320	Perfect
4	Ash	Olive, Burl	USA	1320	Moderate	Rolls ok, can crack, I don't like it.
5	Ash	White	USA	1320	Moderate	Stiff to roll
6	Afrormosia		West Africa	1570	Very Difficult	Will kink on small rings, difficult but can work
7	Anigre	Quarter Cut Figure	Africa	990	Difficult	Difficult but will roll
8	Avodire	Quarter Cut, Figured	Africa	1080	NO GOOD	moderate hardness, similar to maple
9	Beech	Quarter Cut	Europe	670	Good
10	Beech, Unsteamed		Europe	1300	Difficult	Slightly Difficult
11	Birch White (Paper Birch)	Quarter Cut	USA & Canada	910	Good	Stiff but works fine
12	Carpathian Elm	Burl	Europe	810	Perfect	AKA 'English Elm'
13	Cerejeira (aka Amburana)	Crotch	Central and South America	994	NO GOOD	also known as Amburana; soft but figured grain
14	Cherry	Quarter Cut	USA	995	Perfect
15	Curupixa		Central America	1490	Difficult	A bit difficult but will work
16	Ebony		Africa	3220	NO GOOD	- can cause skin irritation
17	Etimoe		West Africa	1270	NO GOOD
18	Eucalyptus	Figured	Australia	1400-2000	Difficult	Difficult, prone to kinks. Blue Gum is 2020, Pommele is around 1500
19	Izombe		Africa	1850	NO GOOD	similar to Bubinga
20	Jequitiba (aka Vochysia)	Quarter Cut	Brazil	1160	Very Difficult	Very difficult, but it is possible.
21	Mahogany		Africa	830	Very Difficult	Kinks. Possible but not reccomended
22	Mahogany, South American		Honduras	800	Difficult	Stiff, difficult, but will work
23	Maple	Ambrosia	USA	950-1450	Perfect	Ambrosia is any type of Maple that's infested by ambrosia beetles. A fungus from the beetles discolors the wood.
24	Maple	Burl	USA	1450	Perfect	Rolls amazing
25	Maple	Birdseye	USA	1450	Good	Tough but does work
26	Maple	Quarter Cut	USA	1450	Good	Very stiff, will bend
27	Maple	Flat Cut	USA	950	Good
28	Maple	Curly Figure	USA	1450	Very Difficult	AKA, Fiddleback Maple, Flame Maple, Tiger Maple, and Tigerstripe Maple
29	Mappa	Burl	USA	460	Problem	Rolls well but holes can cause trouble
30	Mozambique		Africa	1330	Very Difficult	Possible but stiff and may crack. Great for a wonky ring.
31	Myrtle	Burl	Western USA / Canada	1270	Perfect
32	Niove	Quarter Cut Figure	Central & West Africa	1200	NO GOOD	similar to Anigre
33	Oak, Lacewood Silky		Australia	840	NO GOOD	Australian Grevillea robusta; not true oak, but ray-flecked grain
34	Oak, Red	Flat Cut	USA	1220	Perfect	Rolls well
35	Oak, White	Quarter Cut	USA	1360	Very Difficult	Result: hard to roll, didn't kink, did sliver, not recomended
36	Pearwood		Europe	1660	Perfect	Looks NICE! AKA 'Swiss Pear'
37	Pine	Flat Cut	USA	420	Very Difficult	Soft, Weak, splinters, not recomended
38	Primavera		Central America	1300	Perfect
39	Purpleheart		Central and South America	2520	NO GOOD	very hard; color deepens to purple with exposure - can cause skin irritation
40	Red Gum		USA	850	Good	A little stiff but totally works. FUMED means the color has been changed.
41	Red Gum	Fumed	Australia	850	Perfect	Rolls like paper. FUMED is a process, means the color has been changed.
42	Rosewood Santos		Brazil	1960	Perfect
43	Sapele	Quarter Cut Ribbon	Africa	1410	Very Difficult	Not recommended but it is possible.
44	Sapele	Fiddleback	Africa	1410	NO GOOD	(same as standard Sapele; fiddleback is a wavy grain figure
45	Sen (Japanese Ash)	Quarter Cut	Japan	1320	Perfect	Rolls perfect, similar to American Ash; straight grain
46	Teak		India	1070	Good
47	Walnut	Quarter Cut or Flat Cut	USA	1010	Perfect	Love it
48	Walnut, Queensland		Australia	1670	NO GOOD	Totally not recomended, kinks terribly
49	White Limba		Africa	670	Very Difficult	Not good, slivers and kinks
50	Zebrawood	Quarter Cut	Africa	1575	Very Difficult	Can work on larger rings, kinks on small
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