Maple

Sugar maple wood—often known as "hard maple” is a hardwood timber.

Properties:

Maple is a straight-grained hard wood with a fine texture
Maple is classified as slightly durable it is perishable, and susceptible to insect attack.
High resistance to abrasion
Hard maple is strong/hard
The heartwood is light reddish-brown with deeper-coloured late-wood bands.The sapwood is white in colour.
Some maple wood has a highly decorative wood grain - flame maple, quilt maple, birdseye maple, burl wood.
Maple is considered a tonewood. Meaning that it carries sound waves well,
Maple is harder than mahogany (another type of tonewood) and has a brighter sound.
Hard Maple is used for the manufacture of bowling pins, bowling alley lanes, pool cue shafts, musical instruments and butcher's blocks.

Applications:

Fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though slightly more difficult than soft maple due to hard maple’s higher density.
Maple can be worked with by hand and machine tools. Medium - Hard maple can be difficult to work with due to its high density.The timber cause’s saws to vibrate.Maple has a tendency to burn when being machined with high-speed cutters such as in a router.
The timber can be stained, polished and glued satisfactorily however blotches can occur when staining, and a pre-conditioner, gel stain, or toner may be necessary to get an even colour.
Hard maple it is hard to nail or screw, although these are held firmly.

Sustainability:

This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Check certification status with suppliers to ensure the timber is sourced from sustainably managed forests.

Material handling

Wear a dust mask while sanding to avoid dust inhalation which can cause short and long term damage to the lungs.

Protective equipment

Dust mask
Tightly fitting googles

Spotlight RCA

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