Ironwood!  (It is probably not even close to being the hardest but I
cannot help myself.)

On Oct 31, 9:22 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>    I have never run into a US wood harder than plains grown and dried
> Osage orange (Maclura). You could start a campfire with the sparks off
> of a chainsaw when cutting it.
>
> On Oct 30, 8:21 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Trivia for wood lovers. There is some hard wood out there, people. April 
> > 11, 2008
>
> >http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/What_is_the_Hardest_Wood_on_Ear...
>
> > Check out my new Blog:  http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/(andclick on 
> > some of the ads)
> >   ENTS,
>
> >   Quick question. Is hickory the hardest hardwood?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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