Below is a table of the Woods of Wyrmwood sorted by their hardness, as rated by the Janka hardness test. This test measures the amount of force necessary to embed a .444 inch diameter steel ball into the wood to its middle point. The higher the force, the harder the wood. For more information on Janka hardness, see the following resources:
The Wood Database: Janka Hardness
Wikipedia: Janka Hardness Test
Note that Janka measures are not absolute, but do provide an excellent reference when determining which woods are generally harder than others.
Janka Hardness of the Woods of Wyrmwood
| Wood Species | Lb f | Newtons |
| Eastern White Pine | 380 | 1690 |
| Butternut | 490 | 2180 |
| 1776 Cypress | 510 | 2270 |
| Poplar | 540 | 2400 |
| Alder | 590 | 2620 |
| Port Orford Cedar | 590 | 2620 |
| Douglas Fir | 620 | 2760 |
| Black Limba | 670 | 2990 |
| Lacewood | 710 | 3160 |
| Flame Box Elder | 720 | 3200 |
| Ancient Kauri | 730 | 3240 |
| Sycamore | 770 | 3430 |
| Guitar Ash | 850 | 3780 |
| Aromatic Cedar | 900 | 4000 |
| Masur Birch | 930 | 4140 |
| Ambrosia Maple | 950 | 4230 |
| Cherry | 950 | 4230 |
| Maple | 950 | 4230 |
| Tiger Maple | 950 | 4230 |
| Peruvian Walnut | 960 | 4250 |
| English Wych Elm Burl | 990 | 4400 |
| Black Walnut | 1010 | 4490 |
| Holly | 1020 | 4540 |
| Teak | 1070 | 4740 |
| Mahogany | 1070 | 4760 |
| English Brown Oak | 1120 | 4980 |
| Claro Walnut | 1130 | 5030 |
| Tasmanian Blackwood | 1160 | 5180 |
| Koa | 1170 | 5180 |
| Makore | 1200 | 5350 |
| Redheart | 1210 | 5380 |
| Red Oak | 1220 | 5430 |
| Birch | 1260 | 5610 |
| White Ash | 1320 | 5870 |
| French Oak | 1350 | 5990 |
| White Oak | 1350 | 5990 |
| Blue Mahoe | 1420 | 6320 |
| Bird’s Eye Maple | 1450 | 6450 |
| Bamboo | 1500 | 6670 |
| Canarywood | 1520 | 6750 |
| English Yew | 1520 | 6760 |
| European Plum | 1550 | 6900 |
| Swiss Pearwood | 1660 | 7380 |
| Black Locust | 1700 | 7560 |
| Applewood | 1730 | 7700 |
| Black and White Ebony | 1780 | 7920 |
| Yellowheart | 1790 | 7950 |
| Hickory | 1800 | 8000 |
| Zebrawood | 1830 | 8160 |
| Wenge | 1930 | 8600 |
| Bolivian Rosewood | 1960 | 8710 |
| Padauk | 1970 | 8760 |
| Ziricote | 1970 | 8780 |
| Bocote | 2010 | 8950 |
| Black Palm | 2020 | 9000 |
| Goncalo Alves | 2170 | 9640 |
| Honduran Rosewood | 2200 | 9790 |
| Black Posionwood | 2250 | 10010 |
| Mesquite | 2340 | 10410 |
| Bubinga | 2410 | 10720 |
| East Indian Rosewood | 2440 | 10870 |
| Tulipwood | 2500 | 11120 |
| Purpleheart | 2520 | 11190 |
| Marblewood | 2530 | 11250 |
| Ceylon Satinwood | 2620 | 11650 |
| Spalted Tamarind | 2690 | 11970 |
| Olivewood | 2700 | 12010 |
| Osage Orange | 2760 | 12280 |
| Bloodwood | 2900 | 12900 |
| Cocobolo | 2960 | 13100 |
| Gabon Ebony | 3080 | 13700 |
| Macassar Ebony | 3220 | 14300 |
| Pink Ivory | 3230 | 14370 |
| Kingwood | 3340 | 14800 |
| Katalox | 3660 | 16260 |
| Suriname Ironwood | 3660 | 16260 |
| African Blackwood | 3670 | 16320 |
| Argentine Lignum Vitae | 3710 | 16500 |
| Snakewood | 3800 | 16900 |
