Guaiacum officinale
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale) is a hard, wear-resistant wood, with a Janka hardness of 1100 lbf (4893 N) and a density of about 1.05 g/cm³. It originates from other.
With radial shrinkage of 4% and tangential shrinkage of 6.5% (a T/R ratio of 1.62), it is very stable in service, with low risk of cupping or distortion. Its fiber saturation point is around 23%, below which the wood begins to shrink and move as it dries.
These figures feed directly into the Vriksai calculators below — select Lignum Vitae in any of them to get species-specific results for weight, moisture, shrinkage and hardness.