Maple

Maple Wood Clocks - Bright maple wall clocks and table clocks

The light maple wood, which originates from Central and Southern Europe and Asia Minor, has finely dispersed pores. This makes it particularly suitable for bright wall or table clocks. The hard maple wood can be processed easily and cleanly and can be stained, polished and profiled. Maple is often used in the manufacture of furniture and is therefore also often used in watches.

Maple - the sun worshipper among the

trees

Maples are mostly deciduous, but sometimes evergreen, trees or shrubs. Maple wood is used in the construction and furniture industries. The sycamore maple and the Norway maple are primarily relevant for this.

The wood of the sycamore maple is one of the most precious deciduous woods. It is yellowish white to white in color, whereas Norway maple wood has more of a reddish-white color. In both species, the annual rings are clearly visible. Maple wood is elastic, but also hard. In addition, it is quite bend-resistant. After felling, the maple tree must be cut in quite quickly and stored vertically, otherwise it may change color during drying.

A sycamore maple can live up to 500 years, but its bark flakes off after a certain age. The adult maple tree needs plenty of sun to continue living. He practically takes care of his own fertilizer, since his leaves form good humus. Nevertheless, it likes to grow in nutrient-rich soils. In addition, a cool, humid climate is needed to thrive. Its wood is used for high-quality furniture and interior decoration, as it is beautifully bright and thus gives freshness to the room. Norway maple, on the other hand, lives no more than 200 years, but is also less demanding. He doesn't mind a little more drought and a lower supply of nutrients through the soil.

The sugar maple,

which is widespread in North America, is used to obtain maple syrup. This is a natural sweetener and, according to legend, was already known to the Iroquois. Those Indians caught the sap of the maple trees and processed it into syrup with the help of cooking stones. The majority of maple syrup is now produced in Québec, Canada. It is very aromatic and tastes especially good with pancakes.

But back to the maple wood. Of course, this is also used for watches and thus becomes beautiful, timeless eye-catchers in every home. The wood of the maple tree is very simple and easy to work with after it has dried. Thus, different stain shades or varnishes are quite possible. But the naturally light color of this wood also shines and watches of this type are special eye-catchers.