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Maple Hardwood Boards
Maple is a versatile, durable, and attractive hardwood valued for its clean appearance, strength, and ability to complement both traditional and modern designs. Whether you are completing a DIY project, building custom furniture, or selecting material for fine woodworking, our unfinished maple boards offer the flexibility and quality you need.
We offer maple hardwoods in a variety of grades and figures, including Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Curly Maple, and Birdseye Maple. Boards are available in S4S and S2S1E options, making it easy to choose the right material for your project and budget.
Board Options
- S4S (Surfaced Four Sides): Ready-to-use boards with all four sides cleanly surfaced—ideal for DIY projects and general woodworking.
- S2S1E (Surfaced Two Sides and One Edge): Boards with two surfaced faces and one clean edge. A more economical option for woodworkers who plan to customize the remaining edge.
- Samples Available: Request a sample to review Maple’s color, grain, and figure before ordering.
Maple Varieties:
Hard Maple
Hard Maple, commonly associated with sugar maple and black maple, is dense, strong, and highly wear-resistant. It typically features a light cream to pale tan color with a fine, uniform grain. Its smooth texture and durability make it a popular choice for projects that require a clean appearance and long-lasting performance.
Soft Maple
Soft Maple refers to several maple species, including red maple and silver maple. Despite its name, Soft Maple is still a durable hardwood and is generally easier to cut, shape, and machine than Hard Maple. It often has a slightly more varied grain pattern and may display gray, tan, pink, or reddish tones.
Soft Maple is an excellent option when you want the attractive look of maple at a more economical price. It also accepts stains and finishes well when properly prepared.
Curly Maple
Curly Maple is recognized for its distinctive wavy or rippled grain, which creates a three-dimensional appearance that changes with the light. The curl is a natural grain figure rather than a separate species, and its intensity can vary from board to board.
Curly Maple is often selected for projects where visual character is important. Clear finishes typically enhance the figure, while careful staining can create additional depth and contrast.
Birdseye Maple
Birdseye Maple features small, rounded patterns that resemble tiny eyes across the surface of the board. This unique figure is highly decorative and can vary in density and visibility. Birdseye Maple is often chosen for statement pieces and projects where a distinctive natural pattern is desired.
Its fine figure can make machining and sanding more demanding, so sharp tools and light passes are recommended. A clear finish helps showcase the natural birdseye pattern.
Best Uses for Maple Hardwood
- Furniture and Cabinetry: Tables, chairs, cabinets, doors, drawers, cutting boards and other cabinet components.
- Shelving, Trim, and Molding: Durable shelving, baseboards, casing, crown molding, and other architectural details.
- Wall and Decorative Applications: Accent walls, paneling, feature pieces, signs, and decorative woodworking projects.
- Painted and DIY Projects: Painted furniture, custom home-improvement projects, and general-purpose DIY work.
Maple is a dependable choice for projects that call for a combination of beauty, strength, workability, and lasting performance—from everyday home projects to custom, heirloom-quality furniture.