"George" george@least wrote in message ...
FPL list silver as .44

Acer rubrum, the eastern "soft maple" is .49. Suspect the hardness is for A
rubrum as well.

"todd the wood junkie" wrote in message
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Soft maple
Specific Gravity 0.54
Hardness 950 lbs


You are correct. I researched it further, and it seems soft maple
ranges from around 700 lbs to 950. I think red maple ranges
harder(which is what I had, not silver), while silver is lower in
hardness. Silver has a kind of shaggy bark I believe, while the red
is smoother and light grey.