Figured Maple Woodturning Bowl Blanks

Nothing is quite so impressive as the holographic shimmer of figured Maple under a fresh coat of finish. These turning blanks are hand sorted for the best figured grain. Approximate dimensions listed.

Please Note: Sizes are approximate and may include sapwood. Due to high demand and limited supply, we cannot always guarantee these items will be in stock. Pieces may be shipped round or square.

Due to high demand and limited supply, we cannot always guarantee that this item will be in stock. Tree: May reach a height of 70 to 120 feet, with a 24 to 36 inch diameter trunk. Sapwood Color: White with a reddish cast, sometimes with darker bands of heartwood. Heartwood Color: Uniformly pale reddish brown or light tan. Grain: Curly grain with variable spacing from tight fiddleback to wavy. Sometimes exhibits bird's eye, maple burl, blister, leaf and occasional spalting. Texture: Very fine and even. Working properties: Figured grain has a tendency to tear out. Tools must be kept very sharp. Reduced cutting angles can help. Strength Properties: Very high bending strength. Resistance to compression parallel to the grain is high. Hardness is rated as medium. It is heavy, and resists denting and marring. Hard Maple can be up to 25 percent harder than Soft Maple.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: Figured Maple Woodturning Bowl Blanks Average Rating: 4.4 (7 customer reviews) $21.99 Add your review...

1) Submitted by Willard Haskell, from Corpus Christi, TX on 7/23/2011 Customer Rating: I ordered one 2x6x6 figured maple turning block and made a bowl. Everybody was so impressed with it that I ordered 3 more blocks.

2) Submitted by Deb, from 29 Palms, CA on 3/10/2011 Customer Rating: I ordered two of the 2x6x6 bowl blanks, and now I wish I'd ordered more. The wood is nicely figured and iridescent, it's already dried, and it turns beautifully.

3) Submitted by Glen , from Skillman, NJ on 1/21/2011 Customer Rating: Great price for a nice looking piece of wood. I'd purchased several of these from a "bricks and mortar" Rockler store when on vacation and was very impressed. I recently purchased some more online and am impressed that the quality is every bit as good! It's nice that these are properly dried blanks, rather than covered in wax, and that they've already been cut round for turning.

4) Submitted by Marc Margulies, from Weston, MA on 9/22/2009 Customer Rating: I bought as many of the blanks as I could, and would buy more of the large ones if they weren't sold out. They are dry, beautifully figured, and when finished have an almost holographic pattern that is typical of a glossy finish on maple. I love working with this wood!!!

5) Submitted by Meryl Valnes, from West fargo, ND on 4/30/2008 Customer Rating: The piece that I got was very nicely figured. Turned a square bowl out of it, and it looks very nice. Very easy to turn, and finished very nicely.

6) Submitted by Peter Vaughn, from Hooper, UT on 10/22/2008 Customer Rating: The piece of maple I received was not as nice as the the onces pictured on the website and catalog. I was a bit disappointed in the blank I received.

7) Submitted by Carl Johnson, from Sturgeon Lake, MN on 4/13/2008 Customer Rating: Very nice, lots of figure. Ordered one piece of 2" x 6" x 6" for a bowl or two. Fast shipping packaged very good. Will buy again for sure when the time comes.