On May 18, 7:42 pm, wayne wrote:
Hi

Can anyone help me rank in terms of resistance to moisture, strength,
or durability, which is best. I am choosing a knife handle but is
unfamiliar with the woods quality. which is usally the most dense?

thanks

oak
hickory
beech
walnut
olive wood

What do you mean by strength? Here's a hardness scale:
http://www.countyfloors.com/about_janka.html
This might be more up your alley:
http://www.diadot.com/wood/

R