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Hard Maple

Hard Maple is one of the hardest and most widely used of all North American hardwoods. Although it may seem soft when compared to some of the other hardwoods , it is commonly used in applications that call for a wood that will hold up to abuse. Common uses of hard maple are gym floors, bowling alleys, butcher blocks and baseball bats. Its color ranges from cream to white and can show some yellow or gold when treated. It has straight grain and fine pores.

Length: 84-120″
Thickness: 4/4, 6/4, 8/4

Specifications:
  • Common Name(s): Hard maple, sugar maple, rock maple
  • Botanical Designation: Acer saccharum
  • Distribution: Northeastern North America
  • Tree Size: 80-115 ft (25-35 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter
  • Average Dried Weight: 44.0 lbs/ft3 (705 kg/m3)
  • Janka Hardness: 1,450 lbf
Color/Appearance:

Heartwood: The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown.
Sapwood: Sapwood color ranges from nearly white, to an off-white cream color, sometimes with a reddish or golden hue.

Grain/Texture:

Grain: Grain is generally straight, but may be wavy. H.
Texture: It has a fine, even texture

Rot Resistance:

Rated as non-durable to perishable, and susceptible to insect attack.

Workability:

Fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though slightly more difficult than soft maple due to hard maple’s higher density. Maple has a tendency to burn when being machined with high-speed cutters such as in a router. Turns, glues, and finishes well, though blotches can occur when staining, and a pre-conditioner, gel stain, or toner may be necessary to get an even color.

Common Uses:
  • Flooring
  • Veneer
  • Paper (pulpwood)
  • Musical instruments
  • Cutting boards
  • Butcher blocks
  • Workbenches
  • Baseball bats
  • Other turned objects and specialty wood items
Comments:

In tree form, hard maple is usually referred to as sugar maple, and is the tree most often tapped for maple syrup. (It’s also the state tree in four different states in the US.) Also called rock maple, its wood may be fairly considered as the king of the Acer genus. Its wood is stronger, stiffer, harder, and denser than all of the other species of maple commercially available in lumber form

 

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