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MAPLE (QUEENSLAND)

Also called Maple Silkwood

(Flindersia Brayleyana )

1. Origin                          North Queensland 

                                       ( Now mainly in World Heritage list areas)

2. Description:                Pink to Brown Pink hardwood with frequent interlocked 

                                                or wavy grain

     Weight

•      (kg / m³ )              575 kg/m³

•      (lbs / ft³)                  36  lbs /ft³

 3. Uses                                High class furniture , joinery, turnery, carving and

                                               inlay work. Light boat  building. Applications of Maple 

                                               almost  infinite.

4. Working 

    Properties               ( various authorities comments)

                                                  *   This species is at the same time both one of the 

                                                       greatest cabinet woods of the world and the most

                                                       valuable on our markets. ( it lies in type between

                                                       Honduras Mahogany and English Walnut)

                                                  *  Becoming hard to source due to areas of growth being

                                                      World Heritage listed.

                                                  *  Strong, stable, readily takes stain, disliked by borer, 

                                                      bends satisfactorily, glues well, planes to a smooth finish.

                                                     Non durable in the ground.

                           Specifications / Sizes generally stocked:

                                                     Thickness:         1"   ;    1.5" ;       2"  &  3"

                                                                                 ( 25mm; 38mm; 50mm & 75mm)

                                                        Squares             4" x  4"( 100mm x 100mm)

                                                        Widths:            Details on specific application

                                                        Lengths           Details on specific application

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