Soft Maple comes from maple trees belonging to the binomial name Acer Rubrum. The genus Acer, species rubrum are native to Eastern North America and the official state tree of Rhode Island. The color of soft maple Amish Furniture is somewhat different, although slight, from hard maple. Soft maple is still blondish creamy white with a slight tan color yet more tan in hue than hard maple. The grain and texture of soft maple is the same as hard maple, but soft maple is much lighter in weight than hard maple. Hard maple scores 950 lbf (pounds-force) on the Janka Hardness scale making it just as durable as Cherry. Amish artisans often use soft or brown maple as many Amish refer to it, for paint grade pieces. This wood is about 25% softer than hard maple. Amish furniture artisans are using brown maple in their solid wood furniture. Amish artisans are using current stain techniques to give the wood a different look. One popular color of stain is "Expresso". This stain gives a very dark, rich color to the wood and it is lower in cost than cherry.
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Royal Heritage 5 Slat
The Royal Herritage 5 Slat Chair is available in Cherry, Oak, Soft Brown Maple, Hickory. The chair is 48" tall x 19" wide x 18" Deep and is available in the Side or Arm Chair. There is a matching Arm Chair and Barstool for this chair.
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