Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) is a medium-hardness wood balancing workability and wear resistance, with a Janka hardness of 671 lbf (2985 N) and a density of about 0.56 g/cm³. It originates from europe.
With radial shrinkage of 4.3% and tangential shrinkage of 6.4% (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 28%, below which the wood begins to shrink and move as it dries.
These figures feed directly into the Vriksai calculators below — select Sweet Chestnut in any of them to get species-specific results for weight, moisture, shrinkage and hardness.