Rob Keeble
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Well i wanted a piece of maple to frame out my mini workbench. Was going to take the easy path given weather and need for speed and went local Lowes. That visit did not last long when i saw what they wanted for it and it was not even great wood.
So i ended up at my lumber yard Century Mill lumber.
And oh i was so lucky. Went for a single piece and came home with 16 bdft of one lot and 18 bdft of another.
One lot called Hard Maple other soft Maple.
If i had a bit more time to sort through the piles of shorts i could have filled my jeep.
Got back and planed the Hard Maple and wow i have never had this kind of wood in my hand before.
Its like white as snow almost. And i understand the hard part had to go easy on the feed rate.
So my question to the lumber fundis is what is the difference between "rock maple" and hard maple. And anyone know why soft maple is softer.
This wood was such a delight to feel after planing it really got me excited.
Now i wish the weather would give me a couple more days of reasonable temps but it dont look like it.
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So i ended up at my lumber yard Century Mill lumber.
And oh i was so lucky. Went for a single piece and came home with 16 bdft of one lot and 18 bdft of another.
One lot called Hard Maple other soft Maple.
If i had a bit more time to sort through the piles of shorts i could have filled my jeep.
Got back and planed the Hard Maple and wow i have never had this kind of wood in my hand before.
Its like white as snow almost. And i understand the hard part had to go easy on the feed rate.
So my question to the lumber fundis is what is the difference between "rock maple" and hard maple. And anyone know why soft maple is softer.
This wood was such a delight to feel after planing it really got me excited.
Now i wish the weather would give me a couple more days of reasonable temps but it dont look like it.
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