General Description:
The sapwood is creamy white with a slight reddish-brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish-brown. The amount of darker brown heartwood can vary significantly according to growing region. Both sapwood and heartwood can contain pith fleck. The wood has a close, fine, uniform texture and is generally straight-grained, but it can also occur as "curly," "fiddleback," and "birds-eye" figure.
“Curly” hard maple is not actually its own species, but is simply a description of the pattern or figure in the grain of the wood. The “curly” description comes from the ripples in the grain that create a three-dimensional effect, making the grain appear as if it has “curled” along the length of the board.
Common Uses:
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Paneling
- Ballroom and gymnasium floors
- Kitchen cabinets
- Worktops
- Table tops
- Butcher blocks
- Toys
- Kitchenware and millwork
- Stairs
- Handrails
- Mouldings
- Doors
Available in:
- 4/4
- 5/4
