Species playbook
Choose the wood before you choose the slab.
Botanical context, mechanical properties, working notes, drying behaviour, and live KORENA stock, grouped by species so you can plan a build before reserving a piece.
KORENA lists 19 verified hardwood slabs, each photographed and measured before listing, with confirmed species, dimensions, and provenance, shipped from EU partner yards.
Samanea saman
Saman
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- 600 kg/m³
- Janka
- 4,010 N
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Betula pendula
Silver Birch
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Abies alba
Silver Fir
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Tilia cordata
Small-leaved Lime
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut
A lighter, softer cousin of oak. Tannin-rich heartwood gives it real durability outdoors, but those same tannins react with iron — so fixings need to be stainless or brass.
- Density
- 590 kg/m³
- Janka
- 3,010 N
Pinus cembra
Swiss Stone Pine
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple
Pale, lustrous European hardwood with a creamy near-white surface. Often quartersawn to bring out ray fleck, and prized in curly form for violin and cello backs.
- Density
- 615 kg/m³
- Janka
- 4,680 N
Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed
Quercus alba
White Oak
American white oak (Quercus alba) is a closed-pore hardwood with straight grain, coarse texture, and one of the best steam-bending records of any commercial species.
- Density
- 750 kg/m³
- Janka
- 6,049 N
Sorbus torminalis
Wild Service Tree
A hardwood species in the KORENA reference list. Review the slab photos, measured outline, moisture notes, and partner-yard provenance before reserving a piece.
- Density
- Not listed
- Janka
- Not listed