Hard Maple Lumber 4/4″
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Hard Maple dries slowly and has a large shrinkage when kiln dried, therefore, the wood is susceptible to distortion. Predrilling should be taken before nailing and screwing. Hard Maple machines, turns and glues quite well. The wood can be sanded and stained to become good products.
Hard Maple wood has a cream white sapwood with a tinge of light reddish brown. The heartwood color varies from light red to dark red. There are spots in both sapwood and heartwood. Maple wood has a beautiful and tight surface, straight grains but sometimes may be curly, wavy and there may appear unsound knots on the surface.
Main uses of Hard Maple Lumber: Flooring, furniture, panelling, kitchen cabinets and countertop, table top, carving, stairs, baristers, decorative woodwork, doors, etc.
