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Maple - Soft Maple

Soft maple machines well and can be stained to an excellent finish. It glues, screws, and nails satisfactorily. Polishes well and is suitable for enamel finishes and brown tones. It dries slowly with minimal degrade and there is little movement in performance.

Colour: Sapwood is slightly lighter than hard maple. Ranges from pale to almost white. Heartwood is grey to pale reddish brown with characteristic brown streaks.
Texture:Close grain, uniform, similar grain pattern to hard maple, although 25% softer.
Applications: Furniture, mouldings, millwork, cabinetry, interior joinery.
Janka Hardness Rating: 1450

Physical Properties
Specific gravity	Density (kg/m3)	Hardness	Bending strength (Mpa)	Stiffness (Mpa)
0,545	610	4380	97,6	11100

Working Properties
Machinability	Stability	Gluing	Sandability	Nailability	Paintability	Stainability
***	**	**	**	*	**	***

Excellent = **** Very good = *** Good = ** Fair = *

Standard Dimensions Available
	FAS-Select	#1 common	#2 common
Width (random)	4'' (100 mm) and up	3'' (76,2 mm) and up	3'' (76,2 mm) and up
Length (random)	6' (1,83 mm) and up	4' (1,22 mm) and up	4' (1,22 m) and up
Thickness	4/4" (25,4 mm); 5/4" (31,75mm); 6/4" (38,1mm); 8/4(50,8mm); 10/4 (63,5mm); 12/4 (76,2mm)
	Colour pictures shown: 8' (2,44mm).

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