Soft Maple Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Soft Maple Alternative Name 1: Red Maple
Soft Maple Alternative Name 2: Silver Maple
Soft Maple Alternative Name 3: Bigleaf Maple
Soft Maple Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Soft Maple Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Soft Maple Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Soft Maple Available As Lumber: Yes
Soft Maple Available as Veneer: Yes
Soft Maple Available only in small sizes: No
Soft Maple Bending Strength: Moderate
Soft Maple Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Soft Maple Botanical Name: Acer spp.
Soft Maple Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Soft Maple Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Soft Maple Color of Wood: Yellow - Red Brown
Soft Maple Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Soft Maple Crushing Strength: Moderate
Soft Maple Decorative Figure: Yes
Soft Maple Density: Moderate
Soft Maple Drilling: Good
Soft Maple Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Soft Maple Gluing: Average - Requires control
Soft Maple Grain: Mostly Straight
Soft Maple Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Faint growth ring
Soft Maple Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Faint growth ring stripe
Soft Maple Hand Tooling: Average
Soft Maple Hardness: Average
Soft Maple Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Soft Maple Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Soft Maple Interlocked Grain: No
Soft Maple Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Soft Maple Machine Tools: Average
Soft Maple Mortising: Rather difficult
Soft Maple Movement after drying: Moderate
Soft Maple Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Soft Maple Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Soft Maple Natural Durability: Non-durable
Soft Maple Number of Knots: Intermediate
Soft Maple Painting: Good
Soft Maple Planing: Average
Soft Maple Polishing: Good
Soft Maple Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 34
Soft Maple Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 26
Soft Maple Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Soft Maple Sanding: Rather difficult
Soft Maple Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Soft Maple Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Soft Maple Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Soft Maple Shaping: Rather difficult
Soft Maple Size of Knots: Intermediate
Soft Maple Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Soft Maple Specific Gravity: Moderate
Soft Maple Specific Gravity maximum: .54
Soft Maple Specific Gravity minimum: .47
Soft Maple Staining: Good
Soft Maple Steam Bending: Satisfactory
Soft Maple Stiffness: Very low
Soft Maple Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Soft Maple Texture of the Wood: Moderately Fine
Soft Maple Toughness: Low
Soft Maple Turning: Good
Soft Maple Weight: Moderate
Soft Maple Wood Defects: Honeycomb (or collapse), ring check
Soft Maple Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Soft Maple Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Soft Maple Use for Carving: no
Soft Maple Use for Cooperage: no
Soft Maple Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Soft Maple Use for Flooring: no
Soft Maple Use for Furniture: YES
Soft Maple Use for Handles: no
Soft Maple Use for Heavy Construction: no
Soft Maple Use for Inlay: no
Soft Maple Use for Interior Finish: YES
Soft Maple Use for Light Construction: no
Soft Maple Use for Marine Applications: no
Soft Maple Use for Marquetry: no
Soft Maple Use for Millwork: no
Soft Maple Use for Models and Patterns: no
Soft Maple Use for Musical Instruments: YES
Soft Maple Use for Novelties: no
Soft Maple Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Soft Maple Use for Shingles: no
Soft Maple Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Soft Maple Use for Turnery: YES
Soft Maple Use for Woodenware: no