Maple Hardwood Flooring

Technical species specifications for Maple from StoneWood Design Center

  • Maple Flooring

  • Stone Wood Design Center - Technical Information

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  • Scientific Name, Other Names: Acer spp, Ahorn, Erable, European maple, Field maple, Bird’s Eye maple, Black maple, Canadian maple, Curly maple, Fiddleback maple, Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar maple, White maple, Bigleaf maple, Broadleaf maple, Oregon maple, Pacific Coast maple, Western maple, Silver maple, Soft maple, White maple, Ashleaf maple, Boxelder, Manitoba maple
  • Description: Maple is a bright, attractive and classic hardwood standard in the United States. The light, pale tone of maple accentuates the light of any room, both brightening the room while simultaneously making it appear more expansive. It has a fine, uniform texture and is incredibly strong and shock resistant, with particular resistance to abrasion and wear, making maple a classic beauty that you will be able to enjoy in your home for years to come.
  • Janka Hardness: 1,450 pounds
  • Strength (MOR): 10,700 psi
  • Stiffness (MOE): 1,450 1000 psi
  • Density (KG/m3): 755
  • Tangential Shrinkage: 9.9 %
  • Radial Shrinkage: 4.8 %
  • About: Our Maple is available exclusively in the engineered format. The boards are 1/2" thick with 3-5" widths available with 1-4' random lengths. Many of our engineered products are FSC certified.
  • Family: Aceraceae
  • Tree Characteristics: The Maple tree can grow to about 120 feet with a diameter of about 3 feet.
  • Geographic Area: Throughout North America
  • Color: Reddish-brown heartwood with a white sapwood that can have a reddish-brown tinge.
  • Photosensitivity: Darkens slightly with age
  • Luster: Medium
  • Grain: Typically straight, but sometimes "curly," fiddleback," or "birds-eye."
  • Texture: Fine and uniform
  • Drying Characteristics: Rated as easy to dry.
  • Working Characteristics: Good turning, good ability to hold nails, polishes well, glues moderately well.
  • Durability Rating: Slightly resistant to heartwood decay.
  • Applications: Flooring, furniture, bowling pins, turnery, distillation, veneer, crossties, pallets, woodenware, dance floors, piano frames.
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