Dalbergia sissoo
Shisham Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo) is a medium-hardness wood balancing workability and wear resistance, with a Janka hardness of 753 lbf (3349 N) and a density of about 0.75 g/cm³. It originates from india and south asia.
With radial shrinkage of 3% and tangential shrinkage of 6% (a T/R ratio of 2.0), it is moderately stable — allow for seasonal movement in wide boards. Its fiber saturation point is around 26%, below which the wood begins to shrink and move as it dries.
These figures feed directly into the Vriksai calculators below — select Shisham Sissoo in any of them to get species-specific results for weight, moisture, shrinkage and hardness.