MapleLeaf Hardwoods

Curly Soft Maple

Useful Information About Eastern Soft Maple

Curly Soft Maple occurs naturally in only 2-5% of all soft maple trees. At the present time only about 20% of the figured soft maple is over 9 inches wide. No two pieces of figured maple from the same tree are identical. They are a lot like human family in this respect. They may have the same genes, look similar and are of the same color but that's where all similarities end.

I often am asked about the workability of figured hardwoods. I've taken some time to try to answer some of the most common asked questions. If this is something you would like to view, it can be found here.

Exceptional Material

We occasionally get some material that is truly exceptional in quality and figure which we classify as Private Stock grade. Because we are frequently asked for individual boards that have truly exceptional figure, I've decided to make a listing of these soft maple Private Stock boards as I come across them. These boards are priced individually according to their uniqueness and are just the thing for musical instrument projects or any project that requires exceptional figure. If you are looking for something that is exceptional in width, figure or a combination of the two and you do not see it on the Private Stock listing, please call (570) 584-5072 or email your specifications for a quick availability check and pricing. Please mention you are looking for Private Stock material. Please read FedEx board length shipping restrictions

Some Additional Information On The Material Listed Below

All the material listed below is custom sorted to insure that you do not get material that is inferior as to wood quality and figure. The figure is always throughout the entire board and you don't need a magnifying glass to see it. It cost us more to do this but is does pay for itself because there is a minimum of wood waste and the figure is always as advertised. All lumber grades are NHLA 1Com& Btr.
Type Of Wood Width  Grader's Notes   Price/bf
4/4 Curly Soft Maple 10 board foot bundled lot. >4" <10"  All this material is sapwood on one face and may have some heartwood on the second face. Although it is not selected for outstanding figure the boards are always covered with very nice figure throughout their entire length. Material may be "hit and missed" surfaced two face at 15/16" thickness. Per Bundle $85.00
 4/4 Curly Soft Maple 25 board foot bundled lot. >4" <10"  All this material is sapwood on one face and may have some heartwood on the second face. Although it is not selected for outstanding figure the boards are always covered with very nice figure throughout their entire length. Material may be "hit and missed" surfaced two face at 15/16" thickness. Per Bundle $187.50
 4/4 Curly Soft Maple 57 board foot bundled lot.  >4" <10"  All this material is sapwood on one face and may have some heartwood on the second face. Although it is not selected for outstanding figure the boards are always covered with very nice figure throughout their entire length. Material may be "hit and missed" surfaced two face at 15/16" thickness.  Per Bundle $389.00
5/4 Curly Soft Maple Random Widths Sapwood one and two face with some occasional heartwood on one face only. Excellent Table Top Material! $9.75
6/4 Curly Soft Maple Random Widths Sapwood one and two face with some occasional heartwood on one face only. Excellent Table Top Material!  $10.75
8/4 Curly Soft Maple Random Widths All material has been custom selected for wood quality and above average figure. Material is sold sapwood one face and sapwood two face. Price listed is for sapwood one face....any width. Sapwood two face less than 7" wide demands a $1.00/bf premium over listed price. Sapwood two face greater than 7" wide carries a $4.00/bf premium over listed price. $13.50
10/4 Curly Soft Maple  Random Widths Since this material is cut from larger trees widths, grades and figure are always very nice. It generally come with sapwood one face with some occasional heartwood on the second face. Sapwood two face is available at extra cost. $14.50
12/4 Curly Soft Maple Random Widths Since this material is cut from larger trees widths, grades and figure are always very nice. It generally come with sapwood one face with some occasional heartwood on the second face. Sapwood two face is available at extra cost. Don't always have this item in stock. Call or email before ordering. $15.50