Maple – Soft

Soft Maple isn’t a single species. It’s the name for the lighter maples, and ours is Red Maple (Acer rubrum), the heaviest and most common of them, found across the eastern US and Canada. Like all our maples, it’s a Maine local.
As with all maples, the pale white to golden sapwood is valued more than the darker heartwood. The grain is usually straight with a fine, even texture, and it’s only slightly softer than Hard Maple, so it’s hard enough for most furniture.
It’s a little easier to work than Hard Maple, and it machines, turns, glues and finishes well. Go slowly with high-speed tools, as maple can burn, and test stains first, as it can blotch. Figure can be dramatic, from tiger stripe and fiddleback to the occasional quilt.
Its extra weight makes Red Maple the most useful of the soft maples for furniture and utility work. Soft Maple is a versatile, affordable choice for cabinetry, painted furniture, boxes, turnings, millwork and veneer. For figured stock, see Curly Soft Maple.
Not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Why We Love This Wood
Slightly easier to work than its 'hard' cousin, and we love all our Maine locals equally!
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| Main Color Group | Yellow / White |
| Grain Pattern | Figured |
| Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF | 3.2 |
| Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3 | 610 |
| Janka Hardness - LBF | 950 |
| Janka Hardness - N | 4230 |
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