Maple Weight Calculator

Hard maple weighs about 44 lb/ft³ while soft maple is lighter at around 38 lb/ft³. Hard maple (sugar maple) is denser and more durable, making it the preferred choice for flooring and furniture, though both are considered hardwoods.

Green (freshly cut) maple can weigh 50-60% more than kiln-dried lumber due to water content. The 44 lb/ft³ figure assumes lumber dried to 12% moisture content, which is standard for most woodworking applications.

One board foot of hard maple weighs approximately 3.67 pounds. A board foot is defined as 144 cubic inches (1" × 12" × 12"), and hard maple's density of 44 lb/ft³ translates to this per-board-foot weight.

Hard maple and red oak are similar in weight, with maple at 44 lb/ft³ and red oak at 45 lb/ft³. White oak is slightly heavier at 47 lb/ft³, making all three comparable dense hardwoods suitable for heavy-use applications.

Calculate the volume of one board in cubic feet, multiply by 44 lb/ft³ to get the weight per board, then multiply by the number of boards. For example, 10 boards at 4 board feet each would be 40 BF × 3.67 lb/BF = 147 pounds total.