Maple: aka Sugar Maple, Hard Maple, Eastern Hard Maple, Canadian Maple

Colour: Heartwood is creamy white to light/dark brown. Sapwood is pale to creamy white.

Grain: Closed subdued grain with medium figuring and uniform texture. Some boards exhibit birds eye, fiddle back, and quilted figuring.

Janka Hardness: 1450 lbs of dent resistance…12% harder than Red Oak

Finishing: Finishes well when left natural, does not stain uniformly.

Notes: A contemporary wood, will amber over time with exposure to UV light.