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Woodcraft Maple Bird's-Eye 1/8" x 5" x 24"
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Woodcraft Maple Bird's-Eye 1/8" x 5" x Features
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Distinctive "eye" pattern
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Finishes well
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Dimensioned lumber
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Woodcraft is proud to be America’s leading supplier of high-quality woodworking hand tools, power tools, domestic and exotic wood, shop supplies, project plans and kits, plus so much more! Offering first-rate products for all your woodworking needs and designed to help you make wood work. Our family of brands include WoodRiver high-quality tools and supplies, Highpoint professional-grade fasteners and hardware, precision-engineered Pinnacle tools and Woodcraft Magazine.
About Woodcraft Maple Bird's-Eye 1/8" X 5" X
Bird's-eye maple (Acer saccharum) is so named because the figure resembles small bird's eyes. Bird's-eye figure is a phenomenon that occurs within several kinds of wood, most notably in hard maple. The figure is reportedly caused by unfavorable growing conditions for the tree. The sugar maple attempts to start numerous new buds to get more sunlight, but with poor growing conditions the new shoots are aborted, and afterward a number of tiny knots remain. Bird's-eye maple is frequently sold in veneer form, but solid lumber is available as well. Being tiny knots, the bird's-eye figure is most noticeable and pronounced on flatsawn pieces of lumber. It turns well on a lathe, allowing it to be shaped into decorative canes, bottle stoppers and pens. It is used in refined specialty products, such as in automobile trim, both in solid form and veneer, boxes and bowls for jewelry, thin veneer, humidors, furniture inlays, handles, guitars, and pool cues. When working with bird's-eye wood, it is advisable to use sharp tools so as to prevent grain tear-out. This thin stock is cut to size from quality, kiln-dried stock sanded on both sides. Dimensions are +/- 1/8". Grain runs with the longest dimension. USA. About Us: Founded in Boston in 1928, Woodcraft's operations were moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1989. It's been over 90 years since Woodcraft first began selling high quality woodworking tools and supplies out of a one room shop in Boston's North End, and Woodcraft is still firmly committed to providing woodworkers with superior products and expert advice. We are America’s leading supplier of saws, hand planes, power tools, hand tools, wood stain and finishes, routers, sanding supplies, wood, wood turning project kits, dust collection, and wood carving tools. We also offer a wide selection of woodworking plans, books and videos. Our family of brands includes WoodRiver, Highpoint, Woodcraft, Pinnacle and Woodcraft Magazine.
