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Hard Maple

Hard Maple

North American maple with a clean, pale colour and hard texture. Widely used for cutting boards, furniture and boards.

WOODWAY MAGAZINEHard, fine-textured maple is used for cutting boards, kitchenware, bowling lanes and basketball courts.

Near-white cream colour with quiet figure.

Scientific name

Acer saccharum

Origin

North America

Colour

Pale yellow-white

Characteristics

Light colour · Hard texture · Even grain

Suggested uses

Cutting boards · Furniture · Boards · Small objects

Colour, figure, knots and cracks vary even within the same species. Check photographs, condition and usable dimensions of the actual piece before ordering.