Soft Curly Maple Matched Sets: Pricing and Information

This wood is the cream of the crop. The very best for the discriminating buyer where only the very best will do. Have you ever wished that you could match the grain in that very special project so that the finished piece would be balanced and uniform? Well, there's only one way to do this-- keep all of the boards from the same tree together. That's what we do. Some of the sets add up to less than 50bf. Others add up to 200bf or more.

We follow a set of standards to ensure that our customers get the very best figured material available.

First... the board must have above average figure throughout the entire board.

Second....since we pull from 1Com & Btr lumber grade the board must be as free of defects as possible. Most of my selection falls in the FAS lumber grade which is the best available.

Third.... the maple board must have at least 100% sapwood on one face but most of our selection is 100% sapwood on both faces. In the case of cherry the board must have at least 85% heartwood on one face with a mixture of heartwood and sapwood on the face.

Lastly and perhaps the most important in working with any kind of lumber, it must be reasonably straight. Curly cherry at times presents a larger problem than maple because of the very nature of the figure and the presence of sapwood and heartwood combined. When drying the lumber if sapwood is present on one side, it tends to dry quicker and this presents a possible problem to maintain a straight board because of drying stress.

The downside of our search for outstanding curly maple and cherry is that the material is more expensive both to me and to you. The up side is that you, the customer , can be assured of the finest figured material available....anywhere! We of course back this material with a money back guarantee of satisfaction. Check Terms of Sale for additional guarantee info.

Check out the set availibility on our Private Stock page. Also please review FedEx board length shipping restrictions.