Product Description
DESCRIPTION
Soft maple is creamy white and has a straight grain. It is a bit less lustrous than Hard Maple and growth rings are comparatively indistinct. Rays are narrower than in Hard Maple. Weight varies from about 30lbs to 35lbs per cu. ft.
COUNTRY OFORIGIN
North America
BOTANICAL NAME
Acer Rubrum
OTHER NAMES
Silver Maple, Pacific Maple, Oregon Maple
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Medium bending and crushing strength. Low stiffness and resistance to shock loads. Considered good for steam bending.
WORKING PROPERTIES
Can be worked fairly well with hand and power tools, although has moderate dulling effect on cutters. Takes nails satisfactorily with care. Gluing results vary. Can be stained and polished to excellent finish.
DURABILITY
Heartwood is non-durable and susceptible to insect attack. Moderately resistant to preservative treatment, but sapwood is permeable.
SEASONING
Dries slowly with little degradation or problems. Small movement.
USES
Suitable for furniture, joinery, domestic flooring, dairy and laundry equipment, sporting goods, turning, paneling, plywood, veneering.
COMMENTS
Selected stock is rotary cut for Bird's Eye Maple veneer.
