Pils
(hätte ich gerne beim Plausch über Gitarrenthemen) Pilz wollte ich gesagt haben … ich kann es dir nicht genau sagen … und selbst Holzlieferanten haben da Nachholbedarf. Passiert ist es wohl meist am Anfang des Wuchs - und damit schon einige Zeit zurück.
Many studies have been done to try and determine why Maple and other hardwoods get these unique figures. Figures are a result of change in grain, texture, color and luster. After all these studies, it is still largely unknown how Figured Maple originates. They don't know if it is due to climate, soil, wind, or other anomolies that occur in nature. But one fact remains - many wood workers and instrument makers seek Figured Maple as a primary wood for making furniture such as dressers, bookshelves, and jewelry boxes for example. And the Luthiers (instrument makers) consider Figured Maple to be a perfect wood for the creation of their acoustic guitars, electric guitars, arch bass guitars, violins and mandolins.
Curly Maple
Curly Maple is also known as
Fiddleback Maple,
Flame Maple,
Tiger Maple, and
Tigerstripe Maple. In the US, most use the term Fiddleback Maple and Curly Maple interchangably. The true difference is that Fiddleback Maple has more wavy lines per inch than the Curly Maple. These waves turn from dark to light and take sharp turns which cause a natural distortion to the eye. It makes the wood look alive when it is moved or viewed at a slightly different angle because of the differential light reflection or refraction that is caused by the stripes (it causes a natural illusion to the eye).
Curly Maple is considered one of the world's most beautiful hardwoodsand is sought after by wood aficianados around the world. Considering the time and effort that goes into creating a special piece of furniture or that highly prized stringed instrument that will last a lifetime, it is often worth the cost to purchase the best material for the job and you won't go wrong if you choose Curly Maple as your wood of choice for those special projects.
Quilted Maple
"Quilted" refers to a type of figured maple. The lumber must be flat sawn to produce the quilted figure found in
Quilted Maple. The flat-sawn tangential plane produces a wavy effect similar to that of rippling water. The quilted effect is due to a distortion of the grain pattern itself. Many luthiers prefer Quilted Maple over other figured maples because of the deep wave effect it takes on after finishing the wood. Quilted Maple is quite the eye catcher and more pronounced usually than the Curly Maples (Curly Maple is a little more subtle while the quilted variation gives a real pop to the design).
Quilted Maple is another figured maple that is highly sought after by luthiers and furniture makers all around the world.
Gruß
Martin