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rock maple

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rock′ ma`ple


n.
a sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
[1765–75]
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Noun1.rock maple - maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained formrock maple - maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
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This is a photo of a hard rock maple dresser with an adjustable mirror.
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Working out of their Combermere home and workshop, artisans Marcel Dionne and Nicole Picotte hand craft a variety of beautiful ambidextrous kitchen utensils using rock maple, an extremely durable wood from Ontario's Sugar Maple Tree.
Production begins with the tabletops, which are made from locally harvested hard rock maple. The boards are ripped to size in a planer, chopped and then laid up and sent to the RF press to cure.
Made of New England-grown rock maple, the wood bearings were used in a wide range of machines that helped the once-thriving textile industry in Central Massachusetts and beyond.
Eastern hard rock maple, walnut, ash, red and white oak are the high-grade timber.
Its interchangeable limbs--made of rock maple core under carbon--are available in non-glare camo or high-gloss silver.
The product is vulnerable around sinks, but a hard-wearing species (such as teak, hard rock maple, and mahogany), a good fabricator, and a little bit of maintenance can keep a wood countertop looking good for well over 20 years.
All are available in natural cherry and rock maple, as well as a choice of high-gloss finishes and walnut stain.
Where once the mighty rock maple set the standard for knife blocks and cutting boards, now a grass -- bamboo -- is changing both the look and cost of those items.
The 5'8" grand features a music desk and leg design with historically accurate styling from the popular Baldwin Hamilton line, as well as high-quality components such as solid spruce soundboard and ribs, Roslan strings and hard rock maple bridge and action.