AVAILABLE WIDTHS

  • 2.25" Wide
  • 3.25" Wide
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MAPLE HARDWOOD

Appearance

Color: Heartwood is creamy white to light reddish brown; sapwood is pale to creamy white.

Grain: Closed, subdued grain, with medium figuring and uniform texture. Occasionally shows quilted, fiddleback, curly or bird’s-eye figuring. Figured boards often culled during grading and sold at a premium.

Variations within species and grades: Black maple (B. nigrum) is also hard; other species are classified as soft.

Properties

  • Hardness (Janka): 1450; 12% harder than Northern red oak.
  • Dimensional Stability: Average (change coefficient .00353; 4% more stable than red oak).
  • Durability: Dense, strong, tough, stiff; excellent shock resistance — often used in bowling alleys and athletic facilities. Markedly resistant to abrasive wear.

Workability

  • Sawing/Machining: Density makes machining difficult.
  • Sanding: Sands satisfactorily.
  • Nailing: Fair resistance to splitting; good holding ability.
  • Finishing: Takes neutral finish well; does not stain uniformly.