MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 026
Bird’s-eye Maple
Acer saccharum (bird’s-eye figure, usually)
A pale creamy maple surface punctuated by small concentric eyes.
- Botanical family
- Sapindaceae
- Average dry density
- 705 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,450 lbf
- Native distribution
- Northeastern North America
- Grain & texture
- Fine, with compact eye-like figure
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.
Material character
An uncommon growth figure, not a distinct species of maple.
Notable applications
Cabinet veneer, instrument details, luxury writing instruments and handles.
Of particular interest
The apparent bird eyes are associated with localised growth structures, rather than applied decoration.
Workshop note
These property figures refer to Acer saccharum; the figure itself does not define a new species.
Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.