Maple

The maple wood that we use comes primarily from the sugar maple tree, also known as the hard maple or rock maple tree. It is an off-white or cream colored wood that sometimes has a reddish or golden hue. It can be found in a variety of beautiful grain patterns.

Maple wood has been a favorite of American and Canadian woodworkers since the early colonial days. It has been used in musical instruments, flooring, cutting boards, butcher blocks, baseball bats, workbenches, turned objects, as well as various types of specialty items.

The sugar maple is a deciduous North American tree that can grow up to 120 feet tall, with a 3 foot diameter trunk. It grows in North-Eastern America and South-Eastern Canada. It is the state tree of New York, Wisconsin, Vermont, and West Virginia.

It is renowned for its gorgeous fall colors when the leaves turn from green to a golden yellow, then to a bright orange and red. In summer, its sprawling canopy and thick leafage provide a substantial amount of shade.

The sugar maple tree is perhaps best known for its sap. Once boiled, this sap is transformed into an other-worldly delight: maple syrup!