Hearne Hardwoods with over 120 species of domestic and exotic hardwoods in stock, is one of the largest specialty lumber yards in the world. We are a retailer of exotic wood up to 84" inches wide, figured wood, hardwood flooring and millwork services.

Origin of Wood Type:	England & Europe
Botanical Name:	Acer pseudoplatanus
Specific Gravity:	.61
Avg. Weight Per BF (?):	3.17 lb/ bf
Color Range:	White- Cream
Rarity / Availability: (?):	Readily Available
Typical Avg. Width:	3" to 24"
Typical Avg. Length:	6' to 16' feet
Avg. Waste Factor (?):	50%
Wood Uses:	Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architecural Millwork, Guitar Building / Instrument making, Wood Turning, Wood Carving, Veneer, Flooring and many other uses!
lumber Grades (?):	Quarter-Sawn, Quarter-Sawn (Figured), Flitch, Veneer
Other Trade Names:	Sycamore Plane, Great Maple, European Maple
Description:	English sycamore is a member of the maple family and is found throughout Europe. This is the lumber that is used for violins, cellos, basses, and violas. It is often quartered which of course is required for musical instruments. English sycamore is used extensively for architectural millwork when designers want a very white colored lumber and can be highly figured with a curl or what the British like to call ripple. Often found with curl figure (ripple) Larger logs usually quartered Highly prized for veneers Superior tonewood for classical instruments Good substitute were thicker / wide white material is needed Logs yield more sap wood