Did You Know These 7 BASICS ABOUT MAPLE LUMBER?

Wait, what? Hard maple, soft maple, what the heck is country maple and while we're at it PLEASE EXPLAIN curly maple, bird's eye maple, quilted maple, ambrosia maple.
Seriously folks, we get this question a lot. LIKE, A LOT. First of all, sorry about the confusion. Second, it even confounds us from time to time. But we're gonna fix that today.
Let's do this! This video demonstrates the 7 maples that you might encounter at your lumber supplier, and distills it all down the essential differences that might help you out.
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[@raywalton6470]

Hey, This video is a “must see” for me. All the confusion I’ve had on this subject is resolved now. Presenter has a natural talent to wipe away the minutiae (unnecessary BS) and go clearly for the bones of the subject. Would you consider running for The White House in 2020?

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[@1885dr]

love the format, no blah blah !! Just to the point clear ,concise , and awesome presentation. Thanks .

[@chrisgambill2071]

Can you frame with soft maple? Like 16 oc walls.

[@hupka3145]

If you're ever in need of content ideas just keep rolling this type of video out through all of the different species out there. This is excellent knowledge. Also, props to your production team. Your vids have excellent production value.

[@markmurdocca2456]

Agree, would like to see your similar takes on other species.

[@asmith7876]

How funny that this video popped up tonight courtesy of KZbin...I JUST finished placing the first coat of urethane on our Ambrosia Maple floor! Bought a pick up load from a sawmill, took it to a millwork shop and had it milled, laid over 400 sq ft of it. Should come out to about $5 a square foot since I did all the labor. Not cheap but you can't buy a floor like this from a home center. It looks amazing. For an alleged soft wood it's hard as rock!

[@ginoasci2876]

the heart wood and the ambrosia maple are real nice looking with the contrasts. it’s great to listen to someone that has all this knowledge about lumber. i’ve watched and listened and trying to retain it all but you have it stored in your brain like a computer. great video! cheers!

[@agent8649]

Thanks for all of your videos, Mark!. They eliminate many of the questions I'd have to ask when I'm in your store! Much easier on the consumer too. Great job!

[@elevenbdawson]

Thanks for taking your time to make this video. Definitely helps to know what you're looking at when there are so many woods to choose from. Keep up the good work and I'll be staying tuned.

[@Gtrlac43]

I really appreciate the quality answer to beginner questions but also packing in some extra info that most people probably don't know. Thanks for the great content!

[@larryk6330]

Just found your videos. Informative and easy to understand. Been a woodworker for twenty + years and I learned something. Thank you.

[@pedroarellano4266]

Another excellent quality video. Thank you!!! I always appreciate your brevity. You don't mess around. You say what needs to be said all with high-level editing.

[@tuttainyo]

More of these! This was great and very helpful!

[@Chucklingjavelina95]

Always enjoy the quality of your videos! You can really sense the passion the company has. Looking forward to see what else is to come.

[@WoodworkersSourcecom]

Thank you very much! So glad to spread the fun and know others "get it" too

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

Wow, this was a great video! Tons of info, and packed into under 7 minutes, which is always sought out on KZbin. Kudos, and thank you for sharing it!

[@glastenburydesignsoutdoors8039]

Totally agree with this comment

[@davidmessmer6460]

Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. I just started woodworking about six months ago, and burned through all the "how-to" videos on KZbin. Your videos fill a completely different need, and they are informative and entertaining. Great work, and I've learned a ton.

[@WoodworkersSourcecom]

That is great to hear, thank you. So glad you found the vids helpful 👍

[@carmonacrafts1972]

Awesomeness!! And answered some questions that I had. I bought some hard maple from my local lumber yard but notice that it had some curly waves in it. guess I was just lucky to come across some of that never seen it in person before

[@joelgiachetti2216]

You have the gift of k.i.s.s.. Thanks for keeping it simple, and I've been a woodworker for years, yet learn something new from every video you post. Subscribed

[@johnhughes3963]

Well done! My pop ran a lumber company in the 1960s and was also a fine furniture maker. He hoarded hundreds of board ft. of birdseye maple. I am currently working on a mammoth 3 in thick live edge tiger maple piece. Lucky I could find a company with a helical plane that could plane this wide of a piece. You did a nice job explaining in the video.

[@anthonyscinocca4380]

Best review of maple I have ever heard. Own a bowling alley and have replaced the hard maple with synthetics. It’s less maintenance and more durable. However, I kept all the maple wood. Put a dance floor in my banquet room with some of it. Now everybody wants a chunk of the old maple. Such beautiful wood.

[@MadMonk67]

I've learned so much from such a few videos from you guys. I really appreciate it.

[@ptabz3112]

Thanks for the info! Your videos are always so nice to watch.

[@joslynstuff]

35 yrs a wood miser and still learning ...great video ty.

[@markkoons7488]

Well done! Been at it 42 years and agree with every word of this video. Although it is seldom available through commercial channels, I understand boxelder is a true maple and has its own characteristics.

[@johnlynnbeck]

Thank you so much for these! Your videos about the various species of wood have been an excellent, excellent resource for me. I'm still a bit new to woodworking, and I'm the type that wants to know what he's getting into before busting open the piggy bank for more interesting wood to play with. Love the format, too -- a lot of meat, very little fat, while still maintaining a high production value. Perfect.

[@WookaBounce]

Subscribed only <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="118">1:58</a> into the vid. Great info, great editing, great tone inflection to keep interest. Can tell ima be binging on your posts!

[@MtnLivinTN]

Many thanks for your great videos. Your delivery is amazing.

[@andrewpensavalle2282]

Another great video, Mark. You now your stuff; that is for sure. Thank you for sharing.

[@bgm1911]

Excellent video. You just taught me more than I ever knew about maple, one of my most used woods.

[@andyt6191]

VERY INTERESTING MAN! As a guitarist i knew about flamed, quilted for lp tops and rock for necks! But i appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Ambrosia looks different but lush all the same!

[@chancebeasley6536]

Happy to find your channel. Great video and conveyed a lot of info even better with your articulation. Subscribed

[@JasonPatz]

Thanks for putting all that effort into the video. Well lit, good sound, etc. As others have said this is very good information presented very well.

[@OldePhart]

What a charming, pleasant talk. You have a gift for this video thing.

[@gtm624]

I love wormy and spalted maple. My absolute fav. Thanks for sharing.

[@markmurdocca2456]

Thanks! this is a really informative and concise video with lots of useful info. I'm about to start various projects using maple you've answered questioned that I haven't yet thought of asking!

[@markharris5771]

Wow! and Wow! again. As a newbie I haven’t seen a video that comes close to this one for information and understanding, it’s clear, concise and easy for a dummy like myself understood it. Thank you very much indeed.

[@KF0PBP]

Really enjoying your videos! Thank you. Would enjoy learnign about the different types of Walnut species, particularly the difference between black Walnut and, well, 'regular' Walnut. I make wooden spoons out of Maple and Walnut, folks cant get enough of the walnut, particularly the black walnut. Thanks for taking the time to do these! Love em!

[@lucasmoreno3213]

Love the videos, very helpful for someone just getting into hard woods.

[@thorlo1278]

Well I you just had to go and get me so interested in this video I just had to subscribe! I have been to your website and it is way beyond my price! But the info you give always coreects my understanding of the various types of wood. So keep the good info coming even if I can't afford anything but yellow pine and an occasional board of red oak!

[@gingerbaker1]

Thanks for this :) Like to learn something new every day, and you delivered!

[@harrydavis6903]

Very informative. One can learn something new every day. Thank you, that was interesting.

[@paulie3221]

I have to say, that was an amazing description of workable maples. Thank you very much.

[@markhopkins7204]

Thanks for spreading the knowledge! I'm another guy just like the one at the beginning of this vid...so much to learn, and so great to have you as a go to source...I've used some "spalted Maple" on a few projects and really like the figure/character it offers...hope you can find the time to offer some tips on this particular wood as well...Thanks again from the legion of newbies!

[@glastenburydesignsoutdoors8039]

Great video, so much info and great presentation. I like how you outlined the workability qualities of all the types.

[@mattjohnston5807]

Had to subscribe. Love how you explain it all in simple terms and not try and sound all booksmart about it👍

[@richardcorcoran1151]

Love your site, great content and you make it interesting without being, preachy. Keep up the good work Thanks.

[@ms22401gal]

Very informative. Excellent photos / videos to illustrate your points. Thanks! 👍

[@robertmillstein8916]

This is one of the most informative woodworking videos I've seen. Thanks for making it!

[@WoodworkersSourcecom]

Wow, thanks!

[@miamitreasurehunter]

This is a great and very informative video, thank you so much for the showing this and showing great examples.

[@MeansWoodshop]

Nice to know some more details about maple! From watching your video I now know that all the times I’ve worked with maple it’s been soft maple.

[@noyesharrigan6217]

These videos are fantastic. Thanks.

[@ethanboggio3314]

I've watched about 6 or 7 videos now and while I'm not one to comment much... I feel so inclined. You are AWESOME!

[@WoodworkersSourcecom]

So kind, thank you for watching!

[@caigner]

Great video topic! Please make a series out of it and introduce oak, pine and lots of others.

[@TheWoodWerker]

EXCELLENT Video!.... Prociate’ all the knowledge Brother! Have A Super Week!.....Gus

[@smitski2001]

Well Done! Just the right info for me. Much appreciated!

[@johne.osmaniii7217]

Agreed, & although your “Maple Species 101” was set on a fast track, still not at all difficult to follow, ... great tips for hard vs soft varieties, with a tutelage level, that could be understood by a 2nd grader, ... keep em coming!

[@paulkramer4176]

I usually have a comment about something missed, but wow, you did a good job here. I've been working with figured maple for 40 or more years. I tend to use a thickness sander, (wide belt) for prep on all figured stock. Great video here. You didn't miss a thing, and provide a lot of clear and correct information. I agree that rarely does one find decent birdseye maple at the hardwood stores. And even rarer will some carry quilted for instance. There ARE some specialty mail order places now that carry really good quality figured maple, but one has to be prepared for the price.

[@bobclapper2672]

Thanks , Glad I found your channel !!

[@markquinlan4876]

Very well done. Have 3 boards here and now I know for sure their type. Excellent presentation. Maybe walnut could be next? Suscribed.

[@paulheitkemper1559]

fantastic explanations. Love it.

[@jtotheb-ip2hh]

thanks. super helpful. just finished a round coffee table top made of that "country maple." my local lumber dealer has it labeled as "brown maple" -- i'm assuming it's the same thing. anyway, it's lovely. thanks for the great info!

[@danielson_9211]

New to wood working, man I love that curly maple.

[@garcj108]

This is pretty awesome. I knew some of this things but not all. It is very cool and you make it interesting. Could you make another for types of Oaks or other lumbers that have several variations like this? Thank you!

[@bobleeswoodshop7919]

Thanks for sharing!!!👍👍👍

[@mikecaffery8832]

Well done and very helpful, many thanks!

[@eric44707]

Good stuff. In our area soft maple is called silver maple. I just took one down in my yard that was filled with ambrosia streaks. It’s all milled and drying now. Another tree that is affected by a beetle is the Box elder. That’s what gives it those awesome red streaks. Make sense since it in the maple family

[@tomjankiewicz8164]

Great video! short, simple and informative.

[@Eph432]

That was great!! Thank you!

[@williamhoover6902]

Great Explanation. Learned a lot. Thx

[@sarahgaines8027]

Similarly to the ambrosia maple, locally we produce a lot of maple syrup. So those trees which have been tapped can also be used and have a really interesting colours where the fungus has grown in. A niche market, but neat to see two uses of the same tree.

[@rhihodag9873]

Very informative! Great vid! Thank you!

[@andrewpensavalle2282]

Another "thumbs up", Mark. I've used the color, seal, sand and re color with another color to get some interesting results........something I learned from Charles Neil; God rest his soul.

[@kwasipoho]

really impressed with your videos. you know your stuff. thanks for the education

[@christopherhenke5545]

Appreciate the info and the enthusiasm from Jeremy Renner's woodworking cousin!

[@Dana-ns5py]

Another cool video... I've learned a lot from you and enjoy your video.. thank you.

[@jobaecker9752]

Wow, another great, informative video on Maple Wood. And FYI, I live just outside of...Maplewood...

[@tylerkrug7719]

Great info. Very helpful, right on!

[@vincepresto759]

LOVIT ! Very Informative and will replay as needed ! Did Not know Half You just Taught Us All ! Thx’s. Oh and Ya have a New Sub w/bell !

[@foofyboofy6385]

Great information, great video, thanks.

[@RoughAroundTheEdgesWood]

Thanks for the info. This helped me alot.

[@ginoasci2876]

Excellent video as usual. Ciao!

[@rayswoodshop4467]

Hey thanks, I got a project I decided to use maple for.( Curtain shelves) I thought a bit of learning was good. I will probably end up using HD maple. not sure where to get nice wood in my area yet. Thanks again for the info ! Subbed thumbs up.

[@sixpotshot]

Excellent. Many thanks

[@Supe063]

Interesting tidbit for you direct from my main supplier of curly/quilted/figured maple on Vancouver Island says he always finds figured wood seems to come from trees with one main tap root running down a slope side into water. He's licensed and has hunted specialty woods for over thirty years. We talked about the quilting phenomenon and decided that it has to happen on trees where part of the tree structure has grown over less stable ground which, as the tree sizes up, it's weight has to be held more by one or two sides than the other (usually there are three main stabilizing roots)

[@terrywong7879]

Thanks for the info, nice lesson.

[@8460437]

Great explanation. Thank you.

[@Exodus5K]

This was fascinating. You should do a video for every species in North America. Also I wish you had delved more into the uses for each variety's unique characteristics.

[@909sickle]

Well done. Please post more information about types of wood as this information is very hard to find. Thanks

[@allenbournes4697]

Excellent introduction to maples - well presented - I wish he spent a little time on how he made the boxes

[@bevanstuart9013]

Thank you for a very informative, educational and nicely presented video. I have just subscribed.

[@ODDBALLGALLERYKeithWilliams]

You are good at this video thing... great job.

[@nickbailey202]

When I got into woodworking maybe 10 years ago, I thought I needed to downplay how excited I was about it. Woodworkers are gruff badasses right? An ex-musician doesn't fit in with these guys, right? That couldn't be further from the truth. Every woodworker I've met is just as into it as this guy is. Thanks for the great video. I'm going back to work on finishing my daughter's flame maple jewelry box.

[@enzprintco.8625]

I hear you! I’m an ex-touring drummer...but most woodworkers I know/met are all pretty rad people :) Started building drums lol.

[@johntripp7669]

Nice fast paced and informative video. You got'a get rid of the Ikea cup though. Try a NotNeutal cup with a red ring at the bottom of the cup. Their hard to find but worth it. Thanks for the video. Sweet.

[@intheshell35ify]

I got 10 acres of red and silver maple and wasn't sure if it would be worth milling. This at least gets me started. Nice video.

[@BradsWorkbench]

Love this video! Have you done any other woods? I never new maple was sap wood. That’s pretty crazy

[@tsuchang1]

Super. Thanks.

[@jackmorgan3498]

short and too the point...well done

[@alwitts5630]

Very informative and helpful

[@WarPigOnYT]

I gotta say i watched several of your videos and really enjoy your style and how you go about things. very informative and easy to take in. s u b box hit! Nice job over here.

[@haplo666]

You should make more videos more often, great!

[@GeorgeKennerLaser]

Love your content.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

The darker streaks in blue cheese is fungus. It's also how we discovered how to make other cheeses. It was the first cheese we made. Before understanding the science behind making cheese they fermented blue cheese and used the fungus to measure it. I don't think it's gross.