Sal

About Sal

Sal (Shorea robusta) is a medium-hardness wood balancing workability and wear resistance, with a Janka hardness of 870 lbf (3870 N) and a density of about 0.74 g/cm³. It originates from india and south asia.

With radial shrinkage of 4% and tangential shrinkage of 7.5% (a T/R ratio of 1.88), it is reasonably stable with normal seasonal movement. Its fiber saturation point is around 27%, below which the wood begins to shrink and move as it dries.

These figures feed directly into the Vriksai calculators below — select Sal in any of them to get species-specific results for weight, moisture, shrinkage and hardness.