Sugar Maple

Hard Sugar Maple ranges in color from white to light reddish brown or pale to creamy white. Originating from North America, this wood has uniform texture. A medium hardness, Hard Sugar Maple is a great all-around wood, fitting many lifestyles.

Appearance

Color: Hardwood is creamy white to light reddish brown; sapwood is pale to creamy white.

Grain: Closed, subdued grain, with medium figuring and uniform texture. Occasionally shows quilted, fiddleback, curly or bird’s-eye figuring. Figured boards often culled during grading and sold at a premium.

Variations within species and grades Black Maple is also hard; other species are classified as soft.

Properties

Hardness (Janka): 1450 (12% harder than Northern red oak).

Dimensional Stability: Average (9.9; 15% less stable than Northern red oak.)

Origin

North America