4/4 Soft Maple #2 Common Sap & Better Lumber Random Length and Random Width Surfaced 2 Sides to 15/16"
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Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood lumber products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.
Soft Maple is an increasingly popular choice thanks to its durability and aesthetic flexibility. Despite its name, Soft Maple maintains impressive strength and hardness, with comparable density to Walnut and Cherry. Soft Maple stains and finishes with ease and can be finished to match the appearance of more expensive hardwood species. The sapwood of Soft Maple is naturally light in hue, with climate, soil conditions, light, and geographic location playing a role in color variation and specific Soft Maple species. Ideal for demanding and elegant modern designs, choose Soft Maple for use in framing, furniture, cabinetry, millwork, flooring, and mouldings.
To determine the appropriate sub-species, color specification or grade, please consult with your Sales or Specifications representative.
Why Soft Maple?
- Close grain and fine texture
- Machines and glues easily, finishes exceptionally well
- Ideal for framing, millwork, and flooring
- Accepts stains and paints with ease
- Highly durable and dimensionally strong
Plain Sawn Lumber:
Cutting tangentially through the tree’s growth rings, Plain Sawn Soft Maple creates the highest yield of cuts per log while minimizing waste. The result is a grain that displays the very traditional cathedral pattern.
Lumber is a living product, responding to its environment as a tree does to its forest. Humidity, age, area and cut will slightly alter the appearance of the lumber product. The product images on this page are a sample of this species, not an exact depiction of the product you will receive.
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Soft Maple for your project.
Specifications
#2 Common Grade Lumber:
#2 Common Grade includes boards selected from a combination of #2A and #2B Common Grades. #2 Common Grade is affordable and reliable, making it a desirable grade for use in furniture and flooring.
#2 Common grade includes boards with a minimum width of 3” and length of 4’. Each board can yield from 50% up to 66 % clear wood cuttings, with a minimum clear cutting size requirement of 3” wide by 2’ long.
Please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative to guarantee you receive the product that best meets your requirements.
Color Grading Sap & Better:
Sap & Better is the combination of three NHLA color grades. The mix between these color grades depends on which geographic region the material originates from. Logs with smaller hearts will yield a higher number of boards in the bundle which would be considered white 2 face. The three color grades are:
- Sap 1 Face: specifies sapwood is only required on 1 Face of the board within the cuttings. The opposite face has no restriction and can be all heartwood.
- #2 White: specifies that one face should be white within cuttings (like Sap 1 Face), but the opposite face should be a minimum 50% sapwood in the cuttings. This is a better board than a Sap 1 Face board.
- #1 White: specifies that both faces of the board need to yield White 2 Faces within the cutting. This is the better board, with more sapwood than both #2 White and Sap 1 Face. A bundle of Soft Maple then will contain a mixture of boards who individually fall into one of the three above color grades.
Workability:
Soft Maple is easily workable, producing good results with both hand and machine tools. Soft Maple glues easily and takes staining very well. While called soft, Soft Maple is still quite dense compared to other hardwoods, making it a highly versatile species. For projects that require durable materials while accounting for stains, paints or adhesives, Soft Maple is an excellent choice.
Sustainability:
There are two main sub-species that are traded as Eastern Soft Maple which are considered dominant in various regions of the continent. Red Maple is generally in demand for the brighter tone of its sapwood and is found largely in Northern states and through Eastern Canada. Silver Maple grows predominantly in central and southern states. In the United States, the Soft Maple species at-large is the third most common hardwood species, representing 11.5% of standing hardwood timber. Harvest rates versus growth rates based on data from the US Forest Service show that 56% more Soft Maple timber is growing annually than is being harvested.
We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material for the built environment, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.
As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified lumber is available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.
Applications
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors
- Railings
- Vanity Cabinets
- Vanity Cabinet Doors
- Wall Paneling
- Passage Doors
- Interior Millwork
- Treads
- Risers
- Residential Indoor Furniture
- Commercial Indoor Furniture
- Floors
Details
Taking a consultative approach to best understand the needs and desires of our customers, we are committed to Delivering the Difference with our specialty hardwood lumber products. Please contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for a consultation to identify the best product for your application.
Soft Maple is an increasingly popular choice thanks to its durability and aesthetic flexibility. Despite its name, Soft Maple maintains impressive strength and hardness, with comparable density to Walnut and Cherry. Soft Maple stains and finishes with ease and can be finished to match the appearance of more expensive hardwood species. The sapwood of Soft Maple is naturally light in hue, with climate, soil conditions, light, and geographic location playing a role in color variation and specific Soft Maple species. Ideal for demanding and elegant modern designs, choose Soft Maple for use in framing, furniture, cabinetry, millwork, flooring, and mouldings.
To determine the appropriate sub-species, color specification or grade, please consult with your Sales or Specifications representative.
Why Soft Maple?
- Close grain and fine texture
- Machines and glues easily, finishes exceptionally well
- Ideal for framing, millwork, and flooring
- Accepts stains and paints with ease
- Highly durable and dimensionally strong
Plain Sawn Lumber:
Cutting tangentially through the tree’s growth rings, Plain Sawn Soft Maple creates the highest yield of cuts per log while minimizing waste. The result is a grain that displays the very traditional cathedral pattern.
Lumber is a living product, responding to its environment as a tree does to its forest. Humidity, age, area and cut will slightly alter the appearance of the lumber product. The product images on this page are a sample of this species, not an exact depiction of the product you will receive.
Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information on how to configure Soft Maple for your project.
Applications
Specifications
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors
- Railings
- Vanity Cabinets
- Vanity Cabinet Doors
- Wall Paneling
- Passage Doors
- Interior Millwork
- Treads
- Risers
- Residential Indoor Furniture
- Commercial Indoor Furniture
- Floors
#2 Common Grade Lumber:
#2 Common Grade includes boards selected from a combination of #2A and #2B Common Grades. #2 Common Grade is affordable and reliable, making it a desirable grade for use in furniture and flooring.
#2 Common grade includes boards with a minimum width of 3” and length of 4’. Each board can yield from 50% up to 66 % clear wood cuttings, with a minimum clear cutting size requirement of 3” wide by 2’ long.
Please consult with your Sales or Specifications Representative to guarantee you receive the product that best meets your requirements.
Color Grading Sap & Better:
Sap & Better is the combination of three NHLA color grades. The mix between these color grades depends on which geographic region the material originates from. Logs with smaller hearts will yield a higher number of boards in the bundle which would be considered white 2 face. The three color grades are:
- Sap 1 Face: specifies sapwood is only required on 1 Face of the board within the cuttings. The opposite face has no restriction and can be all heartwood.
- #2 White: specifies that one face should be white within cuttings (like Sap 1 Face), but the opposite face should be a minimum 50% sapwood in the cuttings. This is a better board than a Sap 1 Face board.
- #1 White: specifies that both faces of the board need to yield White 2 Faces within the cutting. This is the better board, with more sapwood than both #2 White and Sap 1 Face. A bundle of Soft Maple then will contain a mixture of boards who individually fall into one of the three above color grades.
Workability:
Soft Maple is easily workable, producing good results with both hand and machine tools. Soft Maple glues easily and takes staining very well. While called soft, Soft Maple is still quite dense compared to other hardwoods, making it a highly versatile species. For projects that require durable materials while accounting for stains, paints or adhesives, Soft Maple is an excellent choice.
Sustainability:
There are two main sub-species that are traded as Eastern Soft Maple which are considered dominant in various regions of the continent. Red Maple is generally in demand for the brighter tone of its sapwood and is found largely in Northern states and through Eastern Canada. Silver Maple grows predominantly in central and southern states. In the United States, the Soft Maple species at-large is the third most common hardwood species, representing 11.5% of standing hardwood timber. Harvest rates versus growth rates based on data from the US Forest Service show that 56% more Soft Maple timber is growing annually than is being harvested.
We recognize the importance of ethically harvested lumber. As our most valuable resource, sustainably harvested forests increase the rate of carbon sequestration and significantly cut carbon emissions. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material for the built environment, requiring less energy than alternatives like concrete or steel. From harvesting to recycling, lumber is the most carbon-efficient choice for building materials. Wood is of the few elements that can increase sustainability in a building’s life cycle, reduce waste, and create positive biophilic health benefits. Increasingly, architects and designers are calling for a return to wood as the prominent basic building material.
As an early adopter of FSC®, we recognize the importance of sustainably harvested lumber. FSC® Certified lumber is available upon request. Contact your Sales or Specifications Representative for more information.