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| Common maple, Traubenahorn, Wood maple, White maple, Falsche Platane (D); Maple (GB); |
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Colour: yellow-white till white because of deferred creation of heartwood, in fresh content lightly red chopping, later it turns darker, gets yellow
Texture: simple, tangential cut, lightly brindled (radial cut), wavy (tangential cut), grained (tangential cut), satiny shining, very decorative |
Appearance:
Europe: from the north of Spain till Ireland, in Great Britain, Denmark and the south of Sweden, west and south of Poland, in some mountains in Romania and the peninsula of Balkan, excepted the mountains in the south and southwest of Italy, north of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica; in the former USSR only in the west Caucasus. Prefers profound, rich of minerals, loose and fresh ground, avoids heavy clayey ground and poor sand, is sensitive to wetness and flooding; in hilly country often on the inclination and at the sources of rivulets, in the mountains and canyons, rarely in the lowlands, sometimes in lowland forests; mostly in groups, sometimes alone in the roadside, in gardens or parks.
Advices:
Chopping in winter is absolutely necessary; cutting with bark possibly till April at the latest till June; veneering only stocking in clear water otherwise there might appear changes in colour, do not steam veneering timber; lumber should be pre-steam in vertical stacking and later dried aerial and roofed. Technical drying should be handled carefully as there may appear discoloration and cracks. Wood should be pre-drilled before using nails or screws, flexible, usage of ultraviolet resistant lacquer; facultative corn as brown-corn. Processing mostly for interior accessories, for pieces of sports equipment, painting equipment, toys, coloured as multi laminate wood; the high-quality maple maser comes from the Oregon maple.
| Working Properties: |
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Hard maple dries slowly with a large shrinkage, so it can be susceptible to movement in performance. Pre-boring is recommended when nailing and screwing. With care it machines well, turns well, glues satisfactorily and can be stained and polished to an outstanding finish.
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| Physical Properties: |
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The wood is hard and heavy with good strength properties, in particular its high resistance to abrasion and wear. It also has good steam bending properties.
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| Main Uses: |
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Flooring, furniture, panelling, kitchen cabinets, worktops and table tops, interior joinery: stairs, handrails, mouldings and doors.
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Durability:
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Rated as slightly or non-resistant to heartwood decay. Sapwood is liable to attack by furniture beetle. The heartwood is resistant to preservative treatment but the sapwood is permeable. |
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