Which one is the hardest wood?

[Shin Okada]

Due to 3.5e rule change (no need for equal or higher enhancement bonus), Sunder has become a slightly better feat. So now, wooden shafted weapons are in danger. Are there any stronger-than-usual wood in WotC products? Darkwood is lighter but not tougher than usual wood. Bronzewood is a substitution for steel and not for weapons which usually made of wood.

 

[hero4hire]

I think forgotten realms had a Ironwood or somesuch that was as tough as metal.

 

[Darkness]

Eberron has a few other kinds of strange wood as well (p.126-127).

Livewood has hardness 6 (normal wood: 5).

Densewood might be what you're looking for (hardness 8, 20 hp/inch).

 

[Tonguez]

Ironwood is also a real world tree found in SE Asia which was used to make weapons (clubs) it has a density of about 1370 kg/cu.m (as compared to iron which has a density of 6000+)

 

[cmanos]

cocobolo is a very very strong wood. it can still be worked with woodworking tools, but requires carbide tipped blades and then need to be VERY sharp. I don't know if they are may less succeptioble to Sundering tho

 

[Shadowdweller]

Ironwood is also a real world tree found in SE Asia which was used to make weapons (clubs) it has a density of about 1370 kg/cu.m (as compared to iron which has a density of 6000+)

...Or here in the US at least is actually a general term referring to woods dense enough to sink in water. Some of these do in fact grow in SE Asia, others in South America. One or two species even grow in the US. Examples include Ebony and Hornbeam.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

The hardest wood? Mo..okay okay, bad joke, Eric's Granny is reading this and all.

 

[Jeff Wilder]

There've been some strange contests on EN World, but I'm not touching this one with a ten-foot po --

Damn.

 

[Mistwell]

More to the point, what weapons can you make (out of these unusual woods) that can have the Spikes spell applied to them, and do more damage than a club or quarterstaff with the Spikes spell cast on them?

 

[Shin Okada]

Thank you guys. So, those Eberron woods are the only way (Except for giving Enhancement bonuses) to make a wooden shaft stronger, right?