Monday, March 4, 2013

Hard Maple (Acer Saccharum)

Status: Secure and widely available.

Other Common Names: Suger Maple, Rock Maple

Widely distributed throughout Eastern North America, these members of the Sapindaceae family (Acer) can grow to 80-115 feet in height and 2-3 feet in diameter. These trees are also valued for the sap which is used to make Maple Syrup.
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Pale Brown in color. Figuring can include Birdseye, fiddleback, spaulting, and burls.

Fine texture, machines well and turns beautifully, but can burn if worked too fast.  Specific Gravity: .56-.71. Avg. Dry Weight:  44 pounds per cubic foot.

Used to make: Kitchen Items including countertops, Furniture.
Stabilized Spaulted Maple

Quilted Maple

Spaulted Maple


Birdseye Maple

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