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Field maple
Field maple (Acer campestre)

Family: Aceraceae

Common names: Ahorn, Erable, European maple, Field maple

Distributed in: Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, United States (Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe)

Distribution overview: In the U.K., it is native to Cumbria and Durham and south from there, but not Scotland or Ireland. Found throughout mainland Europe except Greece, Norway and Sweden, and Northern Russia and west through Asia Minor to the Caspian sea.

Common uses: Brush backs & handles, Decorative veneer, Furniture , Joinery, Paneling , Turnery, Woodenware

Product sources: The only type of maple that is native to Britain, the tree is too small to yield timber for commercial consumption. The wood is similar to Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), but it is hard. Supply of Field maple is scarce.

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, White to creamand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, White.The grain isWavy, the textureSmoothand the lusterHigh, especially on quartered surfaces

Natural durability: Sapwood non-resistant to furniture beetles, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Drying Defects: Discoloration, Staining

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fair to good results

Gluing: Very good properties

Mortising: Fair to Good

Moulding: Fair to Good

Movement in Service: Fair to Good

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Pre-boring recommended

Planing: good

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fair to Good Results

Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, Suitable for slicing

Steam bending: Very good

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Good staining properties;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,55
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Specific Gravity 0.55
Weight 41 34. lbs/ft3

Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Heavy
Crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

HMSO. 1981. Handbook of Hardwoods, 2nd Edition. Revised by R.H. Farmer. Dept. of the Environment, Building Research Establishment, Princes Risborough Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buck.HMSO. 1985. Broadleaves. Forestry Commission Booklet No. 20. Text by H.E. Edlin. Revised by A.F. Mitchell. Forestry Commission, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.Laidlaw, W.B.R.1960. Guide to British Hardwoods.Published by Leonard Hill [Books] Limited, 9 Eden Street, N.W.1, London.Lincoln, W.A. 1986. World Woods in Color. Linden Publishing Co., Inc., Fresno, California.
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