Hard Maple Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Hard Maple Alternative Name 1: Sugar Maple
Hard Maple Alternative Name 2: Black Maple
Hard Maple Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Hard Maple Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Hard Maple Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Hard Maple Available As Lumber: Yes
Hard Maple Available as Veneer: Yes
Hard Maple Available only in small sizes: No
Hard Maple Bending Strength: High
Hard Maple Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate to Severe
Hard Maple Botanical Name: Acer spp.
Hard Maple Carving: Good, easy to carve
Hard Maple Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Hard Maple Color of Wood: Red Brown
Hard Maple Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Hard Maple Crushing Strength: High
Hard Maple Decorative Figure: Yes
Hard Maple Density: High
Hard Maple Drilling: Very good
Hard Maple Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Hard Maple Gluing: Average - Requires control
Hard Maple Grain: Mostly Straight
Hard Maple Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Hard Maple Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Hard Maple Hand Tooling: Difficult
Hard Maple Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Hard Maple Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Hard Maple Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Hard Maple Interlocked Grain: Yes
Hard Maple Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
Hard Maple Machine Tools: Average
Hard Maple Mortising: Very good
Hard Maple Movement after drying: Moderate
Hard Maple Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Hard Maple Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Hard Maple Natural Durability: Non-durable
Hard Maple Number of Knots: Intermediate
Hard Maple Painting: Good
Hard Maple Planing: Average
Hard Maple Polishing: Fair
Hard Maple Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 46
Hard Maple Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 44
Hard Maple Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Hard Maple Sanding: Rather difficult
Hard Maple Sawing: High cutting resistance - Wood tends to bind or burn
Hard Maple Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Hard Maple Screwing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot holes
Hard Maple Shaping: Good
Hard Maple Size of Knots: Intermediate
Hard Maple Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Hard Maple Specific Gravity: Very high
Hard Maple Specific Gravity maximum: .68
Hard Maple Specific Gravity minimum: .68
Hard Maple Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Hard Maple Steam Bending: Satisfactory
Hard Maple Stiffness: High
Hard Maple Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Hard Maple Texture of the Wood: Fine
Hard Maple Toughness: High
Hard Maple Turning: Good
Hard Maple Weight: Heavy
Hard Maple Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse), warp
Hard Maple Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Hard Maple Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Hard Maple Use for Carving: no
Hard Maple Use for Cooperage: no
Hard Maple Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Hard Maple Use for Flooring: YES
Hard Maple Use for Furniture: YES
Hard Maple Use for Handles: YES
Hard Maple Use for Heavy Construction: no
Hard Maple Use for Inlay: no
Hard Maple Use for Interior Finish: YES
Hard Maple Use for Light Construction: no
Hard Maple Use for Marine Applications: no
Hard Maple Use for Marquetry: no
Hard Maple Use for Millwork: no
Hard Maple Use for Models and Patterns: no
Hard Maple Use for Musical Instruments: YES
Hard Maple Use for Novelties: YES
Hard Maple Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Hard Maple Use for Shingles: no
Hard Maple Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Hard Maple Use for Turnery: YES
Hard Maple Use for Woodenware: YES