Manilkara bidentata
Massaranduba (Manilkara bidentata) is a medium-hardness wood balancing workability and wear resistance, with a Janka hardness of 950 lbf (4226 N) and a density of about 0.85 g/cm³. It originates from south america.
With radial shrinkage of 6.3% and tangential shrinkage of 9.4% (a T/R ratio of 1.49), it is very stable in service, with low risk of cupping or distortion. Its fiber saturation point is around 25%, below which the wood begins to shrink and move as it dries.
These figures feed directly into the Vriksai calculators below — select Massaranduba in any of them to get species-specific results for weight, moisture, shrinkage and hardness.