weight of different woods

[Duane Harshaw]

would like to know what wood is the heaviest ash maple or walnut. Thanks

[Jim Kibler]

There is a big range within each species.  Figure Walnut being the lightest.

Jim

[Top Jaw]

Agree with the variations comment.  Based on density charts I’ve seen, white ash is generally a little heavier than hard maple based on the ranges. But not by much and the ranges overlap.  Walnut is well below hard maple on weight on average.

[smylee grouch]

IIRC Pecatonica River Long Rifle Supply or one of the other wood supplier,s that advertise in Muzzle Blasts publishes a chart with that info plus the shear strength of the various types of stock wood. Google them. 

[Hungry Horse]

Maple can be incredibly heavy in some  cases. I bought a piece of maple off this  very forum, that was so heavy I thought I ‘d been sold a green stock. I had it tested, and it was perfectly dry. It quilted maple, and is very dense. I intended to make a club butt musket outof it, but am afraid it will end up being too heavy.

  Hungry Horse

[rich pierce]

Tons of data online. Here is one
http://workshopcompanion.com/KnowHow/Wood/Hardwoods_&_Softwoods/2_Mechanical_Properties/Mechanical_Properties_Table_1.htm

[Daryl]

Maples from the East coast areas, can be incredibly hard and dense. Taylor got a Hawken blank from Acersac (Tom) and it felt like ironwood - green ironwood, yet it was
only 8 or 10% moisture, iirc.

[Marcruger]

My past-life experience running a guitar shop tells me that instrument maple makes for very heavy guitars!

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Acersac...I like that!!  That was a remarkable stick of sugar maple.  It was so hard and dense, it was like carving ivory.  I finished it with Ferric Nitrate and beeswax. That Hawken rifle ended up at 12 pounds.

[Daryl]

[Marcruger]

Beautiful moose and beautiful rifle.  I am guessing the shooting light was better when that one went down.  ;-)   God Bless,   Marc