WoodwoodHardwood
Maple (Hard Maple)
Dense, fine-grained hardwood with good wear resistance. Hard maple is the usual choice for flooring, butcher blocks and work surfaces where the surface has to take abuse.
Properties
- Family
- Wood
- Category
- wood
- Species
- Acer saccharum
- Density
- 0.705 g/cm³ · 705 kg/m³
Applicationswhere maple (hard maple) is normally specified
FlooringButcher blocksWork surfacesCabinetry
Practical notes
- Density is for air-dried stock at about 12% moisture content
- Hard maple is substantially denser than soft or silver maple
- Moves noticeably with moisture — allow for expansion in wide panels