<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/11/2004 5:17:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2= @tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>es, there are many "types", or rather, species= of maple. But from a wood<BR>technology standpoint there are really only tw= o types of maple - hard and<BR>soft. What is sold commercially in North Amer= ica as "hard" or "rock" maple<BR>is sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) - the tree = used for maple syrup production -<BR>black maple is also a hard maple. Soft = maples are your red maples (Acer<BR>Rubrum) and silver maples (Acer Sacchari= num).<BR><BR>Terry Farrell</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3> Terry</FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>   Th= e softer variety is what the Ronsen Hammer uses. Its roughly the equilevent = weight as the sapele moldings & sometimes lighter but you know how wood = is ,it can change weight when you least expect it within the same species.</= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  Dale</FO= NT></DIV></BODY></HTML>