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Norway maple
Norway maple (Acer platanus)

Family: Aceraceae

Common names: Bosnian maple, European maple, Norway maple

Distributed in: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom (Eastern Europe, Western Europe)

Distribution overview: Norway maple is found throughout Central Europe, including the foothils of the Alps. It can be found thriving on the chalklands in southeastern Britain, but may also do well on more acid soils throughout Scotland, where it prefers forests receiving high rainfall.

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

Product sources: The tree is harvested extensivly in Europe where it finds uses in the furniture industry. Norway maple is seldom planted for timber production in Britain since its size at maturity is considearbly smaller than some native species used for the same or similar applications.

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, White to creamThe grain isWavy, the textureSmoothand the lusterHigh, especially on quartered surfaces

Natural durability: Sapwood non-resistant to furniture beetles, Very low natural resistance to attack by decay fungi and wood destroying organisms

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Schedule E (4/4) United Kingdom

Drying Defects: Discoloration, Staining

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: Generally strong, tough, and hard.

Blunting Effect: Moderate effect

Boring: Fair to good results

Carving: Very 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: Sapwood responds well to preservative treatment

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fair to Good Results

Veneering qualities: Can sometimes be sliced into highly decorative veneers for paneling, 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 0,54
Density 641 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
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Specific Gravity 0.54
Weight 39 32. lbs/ft3

Heavy
Density = high

Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois and E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods: Temperate and Tropical. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI.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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