The next time you’re in the market for a hardwood floor, butcher block table or cutting board, keep the Janka scale in mind ... quickly but still possess hardness factors necessary to stand ...

The hardness of hardwood flooring determines how well it will withstand everyday wear and tear. This is measured using a scale called the Janka hardness scale. All types of hardwood floors have a ...

This leaves the obvious question of how exactly one classifies how hard a piece of wood is? The most common way is using something known as the Janka Hardness Test, which has been an industry ...