Soft Maple

  • Description

Soft Maple is about 25% softer than Hard Maple, otherwise in most respects it is very similar to Hard Maple.  Soft Maple has a grayish white sapwood, sometimes with darker colored pith flecks.  The heartwood varies from a light to dark reddish/silvery brown.  The natural color range is allowed.  Soft Maple is our most popular wood species for dovetail drawer boxes.