Species playbook

Choose the wood before you choose the slab.

What each wood looks like, how hard and stable it is, how it behaves at the bench, and what is in stock now. Filter by your project, then open a species for the detail.

KORENA lists 19 verified hardwood slabs, each photographed and measured before listing, with confirmed species, dimensions, and provenance, shipped from EU partner yards.

Showing 37–37 of 37 species

Hardness against stability

All species on one chart. Further right is harder, higher up moves less with the seasons. Filled dots have pieces in stock.

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2,000 N4,000 N6,000 N8,000 N6 %10 %14 %18 %Harder (Janka) →More stable (less shrinkage) →Black Cherry · Janka 4,226 N · 11.75 %Black CherryBlack Locust / Robinia · Janka 7,560 N · 11 %Black Locust / RobiniaBlack Pine · Janka 2,920 N · 11.4 %Black PineBlack Poplar · Janka 2,020 N · 12.3 %Black PoplarBlack Walnut · Janka 4,490 N · 11.75 %Black WalnutClaro Walnut · Janka 5,030 N · 10.7 %Claro WalnutDouglas Fir · Janka 2,760 N · 11.6 %Douglas FirEnglish Elm · Janka 3,680 N · 13 %English ElmEuropean Ash · Janka 6,580 N · 15.25 %European AshEuropean Beech · Janka 6,460 N · 18 %European BeechEuropean Cherry · Janka 5,120 N · 12.25 %European CherryEuropean Larch · Janka 3,290 N · 12.5 %European LarchEuropean Pear · Janka 7,420 N · 12.5 %European PearEuropean Yew · Janka 6,760 N · 8.3 %European YewHard Maple · Janka 6,450 N · 15.25 %Hard MapleHoney locust · Janka 7,000 N · 10.8 %Honey locustHornbeam · Janka 7,260 N · 18 %HornbeamLondon Plane · Janka 4,180 N · 16 %London PlaneMaritime Pine · Janka 1,740 N · 14.4 %Maritime PineNorway Spruce · Janka 1,680 N · 12.9 %Norway SpruceRed Oak · Janka 5,430 N · 13.7 %Red OakScots Pine · Janka 2,420 N · 13.6 %Scots PineSessile Oak · Janka 4,990 N · 14.2 %Sessile OakSilver Fir · Janka 1,420 N · 12.8 %Silver FirSmall-leaved Lime · Janka 3,100 N · 12 %Small-leaved LimeSweet Chestnut · Janka 3,010 N · 12.75 %Sweet ChestnutSycamore Maple · Janka 4,680 N · 12.5 %Sycamore MapleTurkey Oak · Janka 5,340 N · 16 %Turkey OakWhite Oak · Janka 6,049 N · 16.25 %White OakWild Service Tree · Janka 7,520 N · 15 %Wild Service TreeEuropean Oak · Janka 4,980 N · 13 %European OakEuropean Walnut · Janka 5,410 N · 12 %European WalnutSaman · Janka 4,010 N · 6 %Saman