Hardwood
Hard Maple
- Hardness
- 1450 Janka
- Grain
- Tight, uniform, nearly invisible
- Color
- Creamy white to pale tan
- Best for
- Cutting boards, kitchen tables, modern casework
Hard maple is the hardest of the five. It wears like iron, keeps its light color, and reads quiet and modern. In our shop it’s the first choice for cutting boards, butcher blocks, and clean-lined kitchen pieces.