Wood brochure - South Africa
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Klingspor solutions for the wood trade and furniture industry<br />
The selection of the right abrasive<br />
Material<br />
The table below shows a classification of the main types of construction wood into five different hardness<br />
categories. The hardness of the wood has an impact on such factors as the choice of the right coating and<br />
backing.<br />
Very soft<br />
Balsa Basswood Poplar Aspen<br />
Spruce Pine Alder Fir<br />
Soft<br />
Pear Birch Walnut Lark<br />
Medium<br />
hard<br />
Oak Yew Ash Maple Beech<br />
Hard<br />
Boxwood Hornbeam Locust Guaiacum Ebony<br />
Very hard<br />
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