ABC of WEBSITE – Replacement Search Guide

1.  Ability to  do    Searches to Replace globally traded temperate forest timber species will be added in due course (see list in “temperate species”).

2. Tropical timber species  are selected for further analysis as replacement candidates, using the following comparison criteria:

Must be within + or – 20%  of  Air Dry Density (“Weight”) AND Side hardness Janka,  AND Moisture Movement (Total Tangential Shrinkage  %) of the species. being replaced AND,

Must be within one rank (+ or – ) for both Index of Natural Durability  and Index of Color (both are only approximate measures).