Hard Maple (Sugar Maple)
Characteristics: Hard Maple is a domestic hardwood. The heartwood is reddish-brown to light tan. The sought after sapwood is nearly white. It has a fine uniform texture and is very strong and hard with close grain. Because of it’s strength and stiffness, it ranks as one of the more valuable hardwoods.
Common Uses: This wood is great for all kinds of turnery. Hard Maple works well with sharp tools and adheres well with glue. It must be pre-bored for nails and screws. Hard Maple takes stains and polish well. This tough wood has a tendency to burn during end grain cuts.
Working Properties: Hard Maple has many uses. Furniture - flooring - cabinetry - musical instruments - bowling alleys and pins - butcher blocks - dance floors - turnery and plywood.
Common Name: Hard Maple (Sugar Maple)
Tree is Native To: Hard Maple, also called Rock Maple, grows throughout the United States eat of the Rocky Mountains except in Florida, South Carolina and Delaware. It is most prominate in the New England states, Great Lakes region and Canadian Great Lakes provinces.
Botanical Classification: Acer saccharum
Family: Aceraceae
Average Dried Weight: 45 lb/ft.
Average Specific Gravity: .72
