I got into one of those great deal where someone pays a tree cutter to come by and all I have to do is get the wood. Two huge trees and some of the logs are big enough to saw. The wood has some tight curl in it but I think it is Silver Maple. Do you think it would be useful for gun stocks or is it too soft or prone to splitting. I thought I had a gold mine and maybe I have some good turning or so-so firewood.
Silver Maple for stocks?
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It's very soft and light compared to sugar maple and even red maple. I'd not use it.
Rich has pinged on target with his description and thoughts about the species.
Of the 148 species of maple (Acer) in the Northern Hemisphere,we have 15 native to the States.Silver maple,along with boxelder,rates pretty well at the bottom of the list in desirable wood qualities for a stock blank.As Rich says,don't waste your time with it :winking:.
Of the 148 species of maple (Acer) in the Northern Hemisphere,we have 15 native to the States.Silver maple,along with boxelder,rates pretty well at the bottom of the list in desirable wood qualities for a stock blank.As Rich says,don't waste your time with it :winking:.
I'd like to use a piece of "moosewood" for a gunstock but the gun would have to be 1/20 scale! For my money that's the prettiest maple and makes great walking sticks.
I've split and burned a lot of silver maple and it burns fast and is gone. Lots of it IS curly and I thought about using it (briefly) but it's just a weak soft wood. Boxelder isn't even worth burning as far as I am concerned and is the black sheep of the maple family.
I've split and burned a lot of silver maple and it burns fast and is gone. Lots of it IS curly and I thought about using it (briefly) but it's just a weak soft wood. Boxelder isn't even worth burning as far as I am concerned and is the black sheep of the maple family.
Moosewood? Hadn't heard that one before. The tree just outside my back door is a silver maple. I bless it all summer and curse it in the fall.
Moosewood, or striped maple, Acer pensylvanicum, has beautiful green striped bark and is normally finger to wrist thick in the trunk and under 30 feet tall. It's an understory species preferred by moose for eatin. I prefer moose for eatin but that's different. They are vegetarians.
Moosewood link w/pretty pix
Moosewood link w/pretty pix
hello bert first thing i would do is have someone who knows wood tell you what it is i am a logger and a lot of peaple have me come and look at thier stand of hemlock and it turns into a stand of spruce or other scenerios like that and even if it is silver maple with nice curl saw it up anyway the figured wood although not good for gun stocks can be used for a lot of other projects
be careful if these are yard trees they tend to have a lot of nails good luck
curly maple
be careful if these are yard trees they tend to have a lot of nails good luck
curly maple
