Hard maple

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Hard maple is the wood yielded by Acer saccharum in its wider sense (i.e. Sugar maple & Black maple). It is a favorite for floors, bowling alleys, furniture, and electric guitar necks. The weight per cubic metre is roughly 740 kg.^[1]

References

↑ Hard Maple published by Niche Timbers.

Woodworking

Introduction

Forms

List of woods

Softwood	Cedar Pine Spruce

Hardwood	Ash Aspen Balsa Birch Cherry Elm Hazel Linden/ Lime/ Basswood Mahogany Maple Oak Teak Walnut

Tools

Saws	Backsaw Bandsaw Bow saw Bucksaw Chainsaw Circular saw Coping saw Crosscut saw Frame saw Fretsaw Jigsaw Miter saw Rip saw Veneer saw Whipsaw

Other	Abrasives Axe Adze Chisel Drawknife Drill List of timber framing tools Mallet Mitre box Moulding plane Plane Rasp Sandpaper Vise Wood scribe Workbench

Geometry

Joints	Birdsmouth Bridle Butt Butterfly Coping Crown of Thorns Dados Dovetail Finger Groove Halved Hammer-headed tenon Knee Lap Mason's mitre Miter Mortise and tenon Rabbet Scarf Splice Tongue and groove

Profiles	Bead Bevel Chamfer Ogee Ogive

Treatments

Organizations

Conversion

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