Species Ash, white · 42 lb/ft³ Aspen, quaking · 27 lb/ft³ Basswood · 26 lb/ft³ Beech, American · 45 lb/ft³ Birch, yellow · 43 lb/ft³ Butternut · 27 lb/ft³ Cedar, western red · 23 lb/ft³ Cherry, black · 35 lb/ft³ Douglas-fir · 34 lb/ft³ Elm, American · 35 lb/ft³ Hickory, shagbark · 51 lb/ft³ Ipe · 69 lb/ft³ Mahogany, Honduran · 34 lb/ft³ Maple, hard (sugar) · 44 lb/ft³ Maple, soft (red) · 38 lb/ft³ Oak, red (northern) · 44 lb/ft³ Oak, white · 47 lb/ft³ Pine, eastern white · 25 lb/ft³ Pine, ponderosa · 28 lb/ft³ Pine, southern yellow (loblolly) · 36 lb/ft³ Pine, sugar · 25 lb/ft³ Poplar, yellow · 29 lb/ft³ Redwood (old growth) · 28 lb/ft³ Sycamore, American · 34 lb/ft³ Teak · 41 lb/ft³ Walnut, black · 38 lb/ft³
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Densities are FPL Wood Handbook values at 12% moisture content, its standard reference condition. Freshly cut green lumber can run 1.5× heavier or more; individual boards commonly vary ±10%.