Rock Maple – Sawn – Guitar Neck – 2 sizes

Rock maple neck blank in two cross-sections, the hard North American maple Fender built their reputation on. Dense, bright-toned, straight grain, sawn and ready to carve. Ships Australia-wide while stocks last.

Rock maple (Acer saccharum) has carried bolt-on electric necks since the 1950s. The hard, bright-toned North American maple the Australian trade calls Rock Maple and the American trade calls Hard Maple, same species, two names. If you’ve held a Telecaster or Stratocaster maple neck, you’ve held this timber.

This run is available in two cross-sections, same 900mm length across both. The narrower section is set-neck and bolt-on standard for electric guitars and basses. The wider section gives headroom for heavier carves, multi-laminate builds, and acoustic necks with broader heels.

Why Rock Maple

Maple necks are bright and attack-forward. The dense, close grain closes up under finish, takes a glassy surface, and transmits attack from the strings with less warmth and more clarity than mahogany. For builders who want that character, nothing else substitutes cleanly. Grain in this stock runs straight to slightly wavy, the honest working register that builders reach for when they want a neck that behaves predictably under the carve. Hard maple is difficult to land in Australia at neck-blank dimensions. We picked this stock up and put it aside for the builds that would actually use it.

Working Properties

• Hardness: Hard. Upper end of common neck timbers. Feels firm under a chisel; not so hard it fights you.
• Grain: Tight and uniform. Closes up under finish, takes a glassy surface. Burns under dull router bits. Keep tooling sharp.
• Machining: Machines cleanly with carbide. Sharp HSS chisels work fine for hand work. Glues and joins well.
• Surface: Supplied rough-sawn. Dress one face true before templating or glue-up.
• Finishing: Takes nitro, oil, and shellac well. Rustins Danish oil or Shellawax Cream both work. Many builders tint with dye before clear-coat.

Shipping & Pickup

Ships Australia-wide via Australia Post or Aramex. Pickup from our Mulgrave NSW location Mon–Fri 9am–4pm, Sat 9am–12pm. Call (02) 4577 5277 or email sales@trendtimbers.com.au.

Limited Stock, Once It’s Gone

Hard maple at neck-blank dimensions is not a stock item in Australian supply. Fixed quantity across both cross-sections, no reorders. Listed under From the Stacks. When either variation sells through, that variation closes.