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MAPLE, CURLY (Black maple, Black sugar maple, Hard maple, Hard rock maple, Maple, Rock
maple, Sugar maple)
From the United States and Canada.
The sapwood is white with a reddish tinge. The heartwood color is uniformly light
reddish brown. Grain is curly or wavy. The wood is very fine and even textured. Fibbleback
figure is present.
Common uses include bowling pins, decorative veneer, flooring, lumber, handles,
windows, baskets, casks, drum sticks, figured veneer, fine furniture, cabinets, organ
pipes, pianos , sounding boards, sporting goods, violins, xylophones.
Specific Gravity is .64 (very dense). Good turning characteristics.