Botanical Name Acer rubrum Other Names Red maple, Silver maple Origin North America Sapwood Colour White Heartwood Colour Light brown, occasionally grayish or greenish tinge or faint purpish hue Grain Straight but occasionally curly or wavy, close grained Texture Fine Common Uses Furniture, panelling, kitchen cabinets, interior joinery, mouldings, doors, musical instruments, turning Density kg/m3 608 Specific gravity - 0.43 Hardness N 4310 Bending Strength N/mm2 94.2 Stiffness N/mm2 11500 Radial shrinkage % 3 Tangential shrinkage % 8 Working Properties Stability xxx Bending xxx Machining xxx Screwing xxx Gluing xx Painting xxx Sanding xx Staining xxxx xxxx = excellent xxx = good xx = fair x = not good