Talk:Ironwood

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hello... i want to know latin name of ulin wood / iron woog. originally from indonesia

I may get lazy and give up on this project, but I think I am going to try to organize this into a table (perhaps a few) that will organize this database by classification, common name, and, most importantly, habitat. Ideally, it would be a table with columns of those names which you could organize in the order of different attributes. I would like to find out which kind of ironwood is in my backyard without reading each link, and I think that others would, too. If I give up and you have time, please do this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.113.2.65 (talk) 07:43, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Weight.
In the metric system 1 m3 of water equals 1000 kg (1 ton), so if the wood is heavier than that it sinks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.78.199.108 (talk) 12:30, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Unsourced, Questionable, and Conflicting Definitions of Ironwood
This article defines ironwood simply as any kind of wood that has a "reputation for hardness", which it then quantifies as any wood that is denser (heavier) than water. There are multiple problems with this.

1. No source is cited for either of these claims.

2. Density or weight is not a measure of hardness. There are multiple scales for measuring hardness, and there are other concepts of "hardness" by other names (for example, compressive strength, toughness, structural load), but these are all different from "density" or weight. Is ironwood defined by weight or by hardness?

3. Some botanical sources cite "ironwood" as a specific species of tree (cf. https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/ironwood, which gives ironwood as the common name for Ostrya virginiana).

It's quite possible that there are multiple definitions of ironwood that prevail in different industries, disciplines, regions, or countries. If so, this article could capture multiple such definitions, and cite sources. But as it stands, it is a hodge-podge of vague and conflicting information with no sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ScribeMonk (talk • contribs) 19:26, 31 July 2020 (UTC)