Hard Maple
Name
• Scientific name: Acer saccharum Marsh
• Common name: Maple duro. American hard maple.
Origin

Description of the wood
• Sapwood: Very pale reddish-white
• Heartwood: Pale red
• Grain: Straight, sometimes wavy
• Texture: Fine to very fine
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Durumen: Poorly impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Requires power.
• Drying: Easy to moderately slow. Risk of collapse, cementing, and roofing.
• Planing and other operations: In addition to power issues, it exhibits warping.
• Gluing: Easy.
• Nailing and screwing: Requires pre-drilling to facilitate penetration and prevent breakage.
• Finishing: Easy.
Applications
• Fine interior furniture and joinery. Carving, turning, and bentwood furniture.
• Interior joinery and paneling: Doors, flooring, parquet, wainscoting, moldings.
• Decorative veneers.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1,090 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 126,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength parallel to the axis: 540 kg/cm²
To be considered
• Its main difference from soft maple is in the color; hard maple has a bright white color.