Soft Maple Hardwood

700 to 950 lb f 4 230 n depending on.

Soft maple hardwood. It is a bit less lustrous than hard maple and growth rings are comparatively indistinct. Taking the hardness data within context of other hardwoods soft maple may be used as a valid substitute for hard maple in most situations where a hardwood of moderate density is called for. Weight varies from about 30lbs to 35lbs per cu. Soft maple is also often referred to as tiger maple for the tiger like stripes in the wood or curly maple if the stripes are a bit more of the curly nature.

Not a distinct species of maple. The sapwood in the soft maples is considerably wider than that in the hard maples and has a lighter heartwood color. It has good steam bending properties. Silver maple acer saccharinum red maple acer rebrum boxelder acer negundo and bigleaf maple acer macrophyllum.

Soft maple is less dense than hard maple with a similar grain and figure. 30 2 to 38 0 lbs ft 3 485 to 610 kg m 3 depending on species janka hardness. Surface two sides and straightline rip one edge add 0 60 bd ft. Temperate regions of north america average dried weight.

Surface four sides call for pricing. The term soft maple is a bit of a comparative misnomer as soft maple is harder than many other hardwoods such as cherry. This kind of maple as the name suggest is not as hard or as strong so it is not used for flooring but is ideal for wood worked décor items furniture. Soft maple is creamy white and has a straight grain.

Soft maple is a commercial term meant to differentiate the wood of some types of maple from hard maple acer saccharum. Soft maple is about 25 percent less hard than hard maple has medium bending and crushing strength and is low in stiffness and shock resistance. Soft maple is used for furniture kitchen cabinets doors musical instruments turnings and millwork. All lumber is graded to national hardwood association standards.

At american lumber we are able to offer an excellent supply of both hard and soft maple hardwoods to fit your need. Soft maple can produce a strong tiger figure pattern. On a soft maple board the chemical will turn dark blue to black in color. Surfaced two sides add 0 40 bd ft.

It is lower priced than hard maple and sometimes. Soft maple botanical designation. Main uses furniture paneling and millwork kitchen cabinets moulding doors musical instruments and turnings. In addition soft maple is slightly easier to work with and won t dull cutting edges as quickly or burn as readily when being shaped as hard maple.

It takes a stain well and can be finished to look a lot like cherry. Rays are narrower than in hard maple. Call for questions on inventory. Soft maple is mainly used as a good secondary lumber but it is starting to come into its own for fine furniture and architectural millwork.