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The Hard Maple tree is commonly found growing in American Appalachian mountain ranges and the Eastern USA and up into eastern provinces of Canada. The wood from the Hard Maple tree is relatively dense and hard with a tight grain pattern; it machines and finishes beautifully leaving a very smooth finish. The lighter white coloured Sapwood tends to be favoured to the browner coloured heartwood for high value kitchen cabinets and joinery . The bright whiteness of the White Sapwood tends to improve when the trees are grown and harvested further north and closer to the Arctic Circle and for this reason the Canadian Hard Maple is often preferred and specified by architects and designers due to the consistency of “Paper White” light colour and the tight grain formation.
Maple is a relatively hydroscopic wood with an open cell structure and it reacts and expands quite considerably when it comes into contact with moisture and humidity. Not recommended for flooring in damp areas or where it could come into contact with moisture such as bathrooms.
Because of its high density, Maple is often used for flooring in “High Traffic” areas such as sports halls, squash courts, indoor cycle tracks and dance halls as it is very resistant to marking and wear.
The Hard Maple tree produces a sweet sugary sap which is tapped from the tree during early spring and boiled down and reduced to make sweet Maple Syrup – hence the name “Sugar Maple”
Colour Grading –
- 1. 90%+ White 1 face & Better – Premium Price due to colour sorting
- 2. Mix of Brown heartwood and White Sapwood – less expensive
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