Home Matters.BY DAVID BRADLEYTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe next time you’re in the market for a hardwood floor, butcher block table or cutting board, keep the Janka scale in mind.The Janka scale is the ...

Generally speaking, wood is often put into one of two categories- hardwood and softwood. But what exactly makes a given piece of wood qualify as either hard or soft and how did those definitions come ...

Scientific Janka hardness testing reveals that the world's hardest woods are not always from large, ancient trees. This precise measurement, based on density and fiber structure, highlights species ...

Woodpeckers and other primary cavity excavators (PCEs) are important worldwide for excavating cavities in trees, and a large number of studies have examined their nesting preferences. However, ...