As of September 17th, 2022, we tested 113 different wood types.

Recently added: Butternut, Azobe, Hazelnut, Katalox, Canarywood, Honey Locust, Goncalo Alves, Australian Red Cedar

For each, specimens were obtained from at least 5 different logs, mostly from different sources.

Chatoyance is measured according to the PZC method.

Wood common name	N. different logs	PZC average	PZC min	PZC max
Acacia (misc)	11	20.2	13	33.1
Afrormosia	8	14.2	11.9	16.5
Afzelia	11	13.9	10.2	18.7
Agathis	5	14.8	13.3	16.4
Albezia	9	19.1	14.5	24.5
Alder	7	15.0	12.6	19.1
Alder, Red	5	16.8	15.1	19.5
Aniegre	10	14.4	11.5	17.8
Ash, American White	5	11.5	8.7	14.2
Ash, European	14	12.9	8.9	16.8
Ash, Olive	5	14.9	12.1	17.6
Ash, Tamo	5	17.1	13.5	22
Avodire	5	14.5	10	20.1
Azobe	5	8.6	7.6	10.7
Beech, European	21	10.7	8.3	14
Birch	13	17.5	13.9	21.3
Black Locust	11	16.5	10.4	23.1
Bocote	9	11.5	9.5	13
Bog Oak	8	11.6	9.3	14.2
Boxwood	5	7.3	6.9	7.8
Bubinga	12	19.2	14	24.4
Butternut	5	16.1	13.2	19.5
Canarywood	5	18.8	14.9	22.8
Cedar, Australian Red	10	16.9	13.4	19.8
Cedar, Eastern Red	5	9.8	9.3	10.2
Cedar, European	8	7.8	6	9.1
Cedar, Spanish	6	20.5	16.2	22.7
Cedar, Western Red	6	11.8	10.7	13.2
Cerejeira	7	14.1	11.7	16.3
Cherry, Black	7	17.4	13.5	18.7
Cherry, Sweet	14	15.9	11.7	18.4
Chestnut, Sweet	8	14.4	11.4	18.5
Cumaru	6	10.6	8.7	14.2
Cypress, Mediterranean	8	9.2	7.2	11.5
Ebony, Gaboon	5	6.7	5.7	7.9
Ebony, Macassar	9	11.3	7.7	14.9
Elm	13	14.4	11.2	18.2
Etimoe	8	22.1	17.6	27.3
Eucalyptus	19	13.8	7.9	23
Fir, Douglas	10	11.1	9	13.7
Fir, European Silver	7	10	8.1	12.7
Goncalo Alves	6	13.1	8.9	21.8
Granadillo	6	14.3	11.7	17.4
Guarea	8	15.7	10.6	18.5
Hazelnut	5	11.6	9.9	13.7
Hickory	6	13.9	12.5	15.1
Honey Locust	5	11.5	9.9	13
Imbuia	5	12.2	8	18.8
Ipe	8	11.2	7.6	15.3
Iroko	14	21.8	15.8	26.5
Jatoba	6	17.5	12.1	22.5
Kapur	5	14.6	13.4	16.1
Katalox	5	8.4	6	14.4
Khaya	8	21.5	13.8	28.7
Koa	20	26.4	18.1	33.5
Koto	9	12.3	10.1	17.5
Larch, European	11	10.9	8.2	13.7
Limba	5	16.1	14.8	17.5
Limba, Black	7	18.7	16.3	22.3
Lime, European	8	12.2	10	14.1
London Plane	7	12.7	10.7	15.5
Louro Faia	5	17.4	16.2	19.3
Louro Preto	5	11.3	9.9	13.4
Mahogany, Honduras	8	20.0	13.9	25.4
Makore	10	21.0	17.6	26.8
Mansonia	6	17.1	13	21.5
Maple, European	25	14.0	10.1	17.8
Maple, Hard	9	16.1	13.5	18.9
Meranti	12	18.4	11.2	25.6
Merbau	8	18.7	14.8	24.2
Movingui	6	15.7	13.8	18.1
Mulberry	6	17.5	10.3	29
Niangon	6	18.1	16.1	20.2
Niove	6	13.1	9.3	19.7
Oak, Red	7	12.1	10.6	12.8
Oak, Sessile	21	12.6	9.8	15.5
Oak, White	6	11.5	8.5	14.2
Obeche	8	11.1	10.4	11.9
Okoume	8	22.4	17.1	27.5
Olive	13	8.5	6.1	11.6
Osage Orange, Green	10	17	11.1	23.7
Ovangkol	9	20.0	12.6	24.2
Padouk	10	17.4	14.6	20.7
Paldao	6	21.4	17.8	24.3
Pear	9	10.5	8.1	15.1
Pine, Swiss Stone	7	10.7	9	13.5
Pine, unspecified	5	13.2	11.8	15
Poplar	8	14.7	10.4	17.2
Poplar, Yellow	10	11.9	10.4	15
Purpleheart	8	13.8	10.7	18.8
Red Gum	5	12.6	12.3	12.9
Redwood	5	11.3	9.8	12.4
Rosewood, Cocobolo	5	9.5	8.4	11.8
Rosewood, Indian	7	10.9	8.6	15.4
Rosewood, Kingwood	7	13.6	9.3	16.8
Rosewood, Madagascar	5	11.7	9	17.6
Rosewood, Santos	10	12.4	8.5	15.7
Sapele	15	20.6	14.1	24.5
Sassafras	5	15.7	13	18.5
Satinwood	5	13.9	11	17.6
Sipo	5	20.9	16.5	23.6
Spruce, Fiemme (Ciresa Tonewood)	17	9.3	7.6	12.6
Sucupira	5	9.8	8.5	12
Tali	5	16.1	15.3	17
Teak	12	15.5	12.8	18
Tineo	5	14.7	12.6	18.1
Walnut, African	8	19.9	15.7	25.9
Walnut, Black	16	18.7	15.1	26.1
Walnut, European	16	17.5	13.7	23.6
Wenge	13	8.4	6.4	10.2
Yew	6	9.8	8.4	11.2
Zebrawood	11	19.3	13.6	22.2
Ziricote	7	7.0	6.1	9.1

Table below reports some data for wood species where the 5-logs target has not been reached yet:

Wood common name	N. different logs	PZC average	PZC min	PZC max
Abura	4	8.7	7.9	10
Apple	4	9.7	8.5	10.8
Lagerstroemia	1	11.4	11.4	11.4
Osage Orange	3	14.4	13.2	15.7
Osage Orange, Argentine	2	11.4	10.8	12