I’ve been looking at the charts for the different strength of wood compared to their weights and one wood seems to stand out but I have never heard of it. This is the way it is listed. Generally to get a strong wood you have a heavy wood. This has the best strength to weight reation I can find. The Modulus of rupture really increases from green wood (74,000)to to (123,000)when it is dried to 12% moisture.

Common species names:

Hickory, pecan

Bitternut

Nutmeg

Pecan

Water

Is Water a Water Hickory. I’ve never heard of it. The strength to weight would seem to make it a good candidate for 1/8" strips if I am reading the charts right.

WATER---------- at 12% moisture, Specific Gravity 0.62
WATER’S------- Modulus of rupture 123,000
WATER’S------- Modulus of elasticity 13,000

Any comments

John