Wood charts

[pbadad]

Finally got a look at the chart. Nice info. Printed copy filed away. Thanks. Question? I notice Rock maple rated poor durability. I don't know what the ratings consist of but we use rock maple in all our baseball bats along with major leaugues. Confusing. What does the specific gravity measure?

[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by pbadad

Finally got a look at the chart. Nice info. Printed copy filed away. Thanks. Question? I notice Rock maple rated poor durability. I don't know what the ratings consist of but we use rock maple in all our baseball bats along with major leaugues. Confusing. What does the specific gravity measure?

I will check in case it was a typo on the durability, was getting a little crazy eyed, but as far as specific gravity

The specific gravity (SG) of wood is a measure of the amount of structural material a tree species allocates to support and strength. Differentiating wood specific gravity from wood density, drying wood samples at temperatures below 100°C and the resulting moisture content complications, and improperly measuring wood volumes.

in a nut shell its related to the density of the wood and will effect the float and how much lead it would take to sink the piece of wood.

I am working on a calculator that will be a best guess as to how much lead you would need to sink a piece of wood, for example a 3"x 1" piece of AYC will sink with around 1.25 oz of lead

[surfflyfish]

Good post skip, i want to give P.O. a try since they say its about the same as ayc. and is about 10 minutes from me when comparing that i have to drive all the way down to rhody to pick up ayc.
good comparison.
Thanks