Description
Hard Maple Wood, Characteristics of Hard Maple
Origin of Wood Type |
Eastern North America |
Botanical Name |
Acer saccharum |
Specific Gravity |
0.72 |
Avg. Weight Per BF |
4.25 lb/bf |
Color Range |
Cream – White (Sap) & Gray – Light Brown (Heart) |
Rarity / Availability |
Plain Hard Maple is readily available, Curly Hard Maple is available in 4/4 lumber only and Birdseye Maple is becoming very rare! |
Typical Avg. Width |
3″ to 8″, rarely found 9″ to 18″ wide and almost impossible to find pure white over 8″ wide |
Typical Avg. Length |
4′ to 10′, rarely found up to 12′ |
Avg. Waste Factor |
30% to 50% |
Wood Uses |
Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architectural Millwork, Guitar Building / Instrument Making, Wood Turning, Gun Stocks, Automotive / Aircraft Interior, Inlaying, Box Making, Flooring, Veneer and many other uses |
Lumber Grades |
Common 1 & 2, Select and Better, FAS, Quartersawn, Quartersawn (Figured), Flitch, Figured (Heavy), Figured (Medium), Veneer, Premium |
Other Trade Names |
Rock Maple, White Maple, Sugar Maple, Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple |
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