Maple planks

[Slasher]

I am going to check out some 2" x 6" maple planks tomorrow that a local guy has for sale. Apparently they have been sitting for a few years in a garage and have some spalting, where they were harvested from is unknown. My question is how to tell the density, I can check the ring count and grain straightness but how to tell if it's suitable for shafts etc.

thanks

 

[Slasher]

found some good info here.

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/differences-between-hard-maple-and-soft-maple/

 

[QMAKER]

Wood info

found some good info here.

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/differences-between-hard-maple-and-soft-maple/

Thanks for the link. Found it to be interesting and should give you some
insight to the answer you are looking for.

 

[Paul Dayton]

Vancouver, I'm guessing that they will be a soft maple and the spalting further strengthens
my suspicions. Sugar maple can spalt but not anywhere as easily as big leaf maple.

 

[Slasher]

I found out it was cut locally so I am pretty certain it is big leaf and would be soft.