But with a Janka rating of 500, it might not hold up to your dog’s afternoon zoomies. To put that into perspective, you can generally use your thumbnail to dent a piece of wood until around the ...

This chart from Alan’s Factory Outlet ranks common woods favored by architects in order of their Janka rating, and lists the many different jobs each type of wood is used for.

The Janka scale is the hardwood industry’s test to measure the pressure required to embed a .444-inch steel ball to half its diameter into the wood. The higher the number, the better the ability ...