Hard White Maple 18" Cutting Board Strips
SKU: cs-map18$5.00 /Each
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mix/match strips and squares
(48 U.S. Ground)
mix/match strips and squares
(48 U.S. Ground)
How Do You Want It?
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- Easy Sizes
- Classic for cutting boards
- Accents well with other woods
Why Choose Hard Maple?
Nothing else compares to hard maple's alluring combo of clean white color, smooth grain, and incredible strength.
You're in excellent hands with these cutting board strips, expertly cut from premium kiln-dried lumber. They come prepped and ready for you to rip, cut, and arrange into beautiful color combinations and patterns, allowing you to craft your own custom, handcrafted cutting board with ease.
PRO TIP
Expect to do a little prepping to any surfaces you'll glue together
| Thickness | Choose 3/4" or 1-3/4" |
| Width | 1-3/4" |
| Length | 18" |
| Grade | Kiln dried, clear |
Weight
3.67
lbs /Bd. Ft.
2.51% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
General Workability
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Color Range
Creamy white to yellowish or pale tan.
Creamy white to yellowish or pale tan.
What's The Tree Like?
Produces sweet sap used to make maple syrup. Matures at heights of 90-120 feet with a trunk 24-36".
Produces sweet sap used to make maple syrup. Matures at heights of 90-120 feet with a trunk 24-36".
Other Names
Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar maple, White Maple
Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar maple, White Maple
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, flooring, cutting boards, butcher blocks, heavy furniture, industrial parts, veneer, inlay, musical instruments, work benches
Furniture, flooring, cutting boards, butcher blocks, heavy furniture, industrial parts, veneer, inlay, musical instruments, work benches
What Does The Janka Hardness Rating Mean?
The Janka hardness test is the international standard for measuring the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear.
It's expressed in psi, or pounds-per-square-inch. The test measures the pressure required to embed an 11.28mm (.444 in) diameter steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter. The measurement was developed to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring; however, we include it here and compare it to the rating of red oak to help you make a buying choice.
There is a difference between hardness and being difficult to work with. Generally speaking, the harder the wood the easier it is to finish and polish. Harder woods create good, solid long-lasting joinery in furniture.
The hardness of wood varies with the direction of the wood grain, and varies from piece to piece. So a Janka rating is an average of numerous tests performed on all directions and numerous pieces. Use the Janka hardness rating as guide, not a definitive answer.
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Verified Buyer
Terry
MO - Missouri
I've used it in several projects
Semi-Professional Woodworker
Perfect
Works great for cutting boards and a specialty cutting board I'm making
Verified Buyer
Michael
Boise
I've used it once or twice
Enthusiast Woodworker
Maple blocks
I could not be more pleased. The product is uniform, sound wood, square and ready for my lathe. I'm looking forward to ordering more. Of! The product shipped and was delivered very quickly
Verified Buyer
Darrell
KS
I've used it once or twice
Enthusiast Woodworker
Marc's cutting board
Great product and service
Verified Buyer
Pete
Shakopee MN 55379
I've used it in several projects
Enthusiast Woodworker
Used for turning a leg for an old bend wood chair that was broke
I remade a leg on my lathe to repair a wood chair that was broken and it turned very well. The chair now is useable I still.do not know if I can get the new wood to match the old but no matter what I did it would have been a problem
Verified Buyer
Ike
Texas
I've used it once or twice
New Woodworker
Woodworker
Great product
Verified Buyer
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n/a
I've used it once or twice
Hobbyist Woodworker
cutting board
excellent product and received very quickly
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