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  • This is very informative, but different parts of the same tree can have different hardness and density.  I like to find the lightest hardest wood, and also look for vertical grain orientation.  Which is super important to resist bowing.  I've gotten pieces of poplar that were insanely hard. 

    • Yea Jason, it would make sense that a limb wouldn't probably be as hard as the trunk of a tree, as it isn't as old.

  • I've used it, but more for selecting material for heavier duty applications like workbenches.

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