| Source: Northeast
United States and Canada. |
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| Color: Cream
to light reddish-brown heartwood; thin white sapwood tinged slightly
with reddish-brown. |
| Pattern: Usually
straight-grained; sometimes found highly figured with curly, fiddleback,
blistered, quilted, Birds Eye or burl grain, scattered over entire tree
or in irregular stripes and patches. |
| Characteristics: Heavy;
hard; strong; close-grained; tough; stiff; uniform texture. Excellent
resistance to abrasion and indentation. |
| Uses: Furniture;
interiors; fixtures; flooring, woodenware; cutting surfaces; bakery
paddles and other industrial uses; school furniture; decorative inlays
and overlays. |
| Availability: Plain
maple - readily available as veneer (plain sliced, half-round, full
rotary); Figured maple (including bird's-eye, butts, etc.) - limited as
veneer (all cutting methods used). |
