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Hard Maple is a stiff, hard and heavy wood. The sapwood
is creamy white and the heartwood is a pale brown. Grain
is usually very fine, but figure patterns do occur. Our Hard
Maple lumber has white color and is properly dried.
We saw 4/4" to 16/4" thicknesses and sort some grades
by color and width. Please browse our
partial stock list
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Product
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4/4", 5/4", 6/4", 7/4", 8/4", 10/4", 12/4" and 16/4" thicknesses
readily available |
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Width sorted lumber
bundles generally available for upper grades in
4/4", 6/4" and 8/4" thicknesses; and in our 4/4" 1 Common grade |
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4/4" and 5/4" F&B
products generally available in a #1 & #2 White color sort |
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Harvesting
Region
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Hard Maple is a cold weather
tree favoring a Northern climate. Our Hard Maple grows in
professionally managed,
environmentally sustainable
timberland in the chilly central and Northern regions of
upstate New York, where it is the dominant tree species. Lumber
from this region is widely preferred for use in value added
manufacturing.
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Our modern
manufacturing facilities are strategically located near prime
Hard Maple
timberland, interstate
superhighways, rail networks and some of the busiest seaports in
the
world—all of which allow us to offer premium quality products at competitive
prices.
Relative
Working & Physical Properties †
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Hard Maple is a hard, heavy and
strong wood. It has high resistance to abrasion and wear. It
dries slowly with considerable shrinkage and can be susceptible
to degrade, so proper kiln drying is essential.
Drilling is advised when nailing and screwing. Hard Maple
machines well, glues satisfactorily and can be stained and
polished
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Specific Gravity |
0.63 |
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Weight |
705 kg / m3 |
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Hardness |
1450 lbf |
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Machining |
4 |
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Nailing |
3 |
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Screwing |
3 |
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Gluing |
4 |
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Finishing |
5 |
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Common Uses †
Flooring,
furniture, paneling, kitchen cabinets, worktops and table tops, stairs,
handrails, mouldings, doors, sporting goods, bowling alleys and pins, and even basketball courts.
† Some information in this section
graciously made available by the American Hardwood Export Council
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