American Hard Maple - Premium Rough Sawn Beams 0.1m3

Country of Origin: USA

TImber Species: American Hard Maple

Timber Grade: FAS (NHLA Standard) **See below

Finish: Rough sawn 4 sides

Thickness: 50-55mm

Moisture: Kiln Dried to 9-11%

This pack is currently available for Pickup in West Auckland or delivery can be arranged. For any questions, please get in touch. 

American hard maple is a cold weather tree that grows across the north-east States of the US and in Canada. It produces an attractive timber with creamy-white sapwood, sometimes with a pink tinge, and light to reddish brown heartwood. Higher grades of the timber are selected for the white colour of the sapwood, and this can limit their availability. While generally straight-grained, American hard maple can have a distinctive curly, fiddleback or birdseye figure. 

American hard maple, as the name suggests, is a hard, heavy wood with a fine texture that is high in all strength properties except for stiffness, which is medium. It is a hardwearing timber, making it ideal for flooring applications where there is a high volume of foot traffic, such as gymnasiums or concert halls. It also has a very good steam bending classification.

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The highest grade for all lumber according to NHLA standards is First and Seconds (FAS). In order to reach this grade level, the wood must have a minimum board size of six inches x eight feet and have a minimum clear cutting size of three inches x seven feet. It must also be at least 83.3% defect free on both of its faces.

https://www.americanhardwood.org/sites/default/files/publications/download/2017-10/AHEC%20Grading%20Guide_AW_pages_0.pdf