Big Leaf Maple
Big Leaf Maple is a Western U.S. species that has been prized for fine furniture. It is quite stable and medium hardness (similar to Cherry). The unique thing about this species is its tendency towards interesting grain pattern, including some burl, fiddle back, and other figure. Our Big Leaf Maple is selected from older logs which will generally be rich in color.
All the Big Leaf Maple flooring we run comes from mills that are part of the “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership,” an organization of wood manufacturers, rural leaders, and community groups dedicated to forest restoration and community vitality.
Our wide-width, extra dry, Dry Canyon grade in Big Leaf Maple includes all sizes of sound knots, open holes up to 1” in diameter, some splits, cracks, all variations of color, along with other character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 3’ to 10-12’. This floor will have a rustic look with a lot of grain variation.
Big Leaf Maple is also available in Madera grade in widths 7” and under. This grade will contain color variation, numerous knots (both sound and open) up to 2” in diameter, holes up to ½” in diameter, some cracks, along with other occasional character marks. Lengths of planks vary from 1’ to 10’, with an average of about 5’.
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