Premium 4/4 Quilted Maple Lumber | FAS Grade
Premium 4/4 Quilted Maple Lumber | FAS Grade
Common Name(s): Quilted maple, blistered maple
Botanical Designation: Not a distinct species of maple; considered a growth/grain anomaly. Occurs most often in soft maples, but is also seen much less often in hard maple. The highest grades of quilted figure occur primarily in bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)
Board Feet | 10 bd. ft. to 20 board-feet packages with free shipping (Please contact us If you need more quantity/packages) |
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Moisture | Consistently Kiln-dried to a moisture content between 6-8% and properly conditioned. |
Width | 3" to 9" (Inches) wide |
Length | 4' to 7' (Feet) lengths |
Nominal Thickness |
4/4" |
Planed Thickness | |
Grade | FAS |
Color |
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Wane | |
Character | They can be used for a variety of purposes, and are generally free from defects. They provide the user with long clear cuttings best suited to high quality furniture making or interior joinery jobs that require solid wood moulding as part their project specifications |
Quilted maple is so named for its resemblance to patchwork patterns seen on fabric quilts. Much like birdseye maple, the figure on quilted maple becomes most pronounced when the board has been flatsawn, (which is the opposite of curly maple, which is accentuated through quartersawing). Alternate names and sub-categories for this type of figuring include blistered, curly-quilt, sausage-quilt, tubular-quilt, and angel-step.
There are varying grades of quilted maple, based upon the perceived depth of the quilt, as well as the purity of color of the wood itself (with a pure and uniform white being the most valuable). Quilted maple billets are often sold for extremely high prices for use as tops of electric guitars. They are frequently dyed in outlandish colors such as blue, green, or purple to give an “electric” effect to the grain pattern.
We also offer Free Shipping via freight truck with the option of a lift gate. Due to shipping cost, we will not ship over 7 ft in Length. If you need more than 20 board feet, feel free to contact us. We are happy to serve you better for 100% satisfaction.
Exotic Wood Zone offers some of the finest Exotic Woods and American Hardwood Lumbers. These Hardwood Lumbers are consistently dried to a moisture content between 6-8% and properly conditioned. Moreover, there is very minimal end cracks, no splits, cracks or checking.
Note: Shipping will take 4-5 Business days.
Note: A straight line rip is also performed after measuring the board. The rip will remove 1/16" to 1/8" from the width of the board.