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Maple – Birdseye
Edge defect
Species: Maple – Birdseye
Birdseye Maple is another title which does not, necessarily, denote a specific Acer species -- although the bulk of what is sold is Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) -- but rather a unique figuring that occurs in maple as a result of numerous small- to medium-sized knots accumulating in the wood. It remains one of the most coveted and sought-after of all figured maple varieties.Although it has never been scientifically proven, the prevailing school of thought is that the figuring is reportedly caused by unfavorable growing conditions. As the tree attempts to access more sunlight, buds begin to sprout in its trunk -- to try and grow more branches, to access more light -- but the tree lacks the requisite nutrients to support the growth and the new shoots are aborted, resulting in "birdseyes" (small knots) embedded in the tree's wood.There can be very large variances in birdseye size and content. Boards with larger concentrations of birdseyes are, obviously, more sought after and thus command greater prices than more sparsely decorated pieces. When sanded and finish-sanded, boards featuring somewhat larger birdseyes can have an almost 3D look -- like brown bumps, sitting up on a light golden surface.There have been tearout issues associated with birdseyes, as sometimes these tiny knots can wind up leaving tiny voids. There are also justified concerns that the tiny voids may occur sometime after the wood has been put into service. Because of this, some electric guitar luthiers shy away from using Birdseye Maple for fretboard wood, as slotting the frets can prove adventurous (if not downright painful:-)). Others, who do use it, will apply a finish coat of some type of protective lacquer over the fretboard when completing the neck.
maple - birdseye

$39.75

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Additional information

Weight9.3 lbs
Dimensions42.31 × 9.06 × 0.94 in
Piece Type

Rough Sawn Board

Grade

AB

S2S

Yes

Grain

Flatsawn

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1792
1.5"
x 5.31" x
48.31"
Small cracks. Defects on edges.

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1790
1.5"
x 5.31" x
48.25"
Small cracks.

$77.40

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MAPBEH1789_1
Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1789
1.5"
x 7.44" x
40.69"
Small crack. Defect on edge. Low figure.

$75.48

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MAPBEH1786_1
Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1786
1.5"
x 6.5" x
40.56"
Defects on edges. Nice figure.

$67.10

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MAPBEH1783_1
Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1783
1.5"
x 6.19" x
40.63"
Defect on edge. Skip planed. Kinked.

$61.94

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MAPBEH1781_1
Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1781
1.5"
x 6.19" x
40.31"
Bark inclusion. Skip planed edges.

$62.50

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1780
1.5"
x 5.38" x
40.56"
Nice board.

$61.25

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1779
1.5"
x 5.5" x
40.56"
Defects on edges.

$56.48

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MAPBEH1778_1
Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1778
1.5"
x 5.38" x
40.5"
Skip planed. Bark inclusion. Some planer burn.

$56.12

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MAPBEH1777_1
Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1777
0.94"
x 5.25" x
48.88"
Defect on edge.

$31.75

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1774
0.94"
x 4.5" x
48.94"
Knots.

$28.96

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1773
0.94"
x 4.38" x
48.88"
Skip planed.

$29.91

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1772
0.94"
x 8.25" x
49"
Bark inclusion.

$46.94

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1771
0.94"
x 8.25" x
48.94"
Bark inclusions. Skip planed.

$47.86

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Maple - Birdseye
MAPBEH1770
0.94"
x 9.25" x
48.31"
Knots. Bark inclusion.

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