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Hello friends
is soft maple and sycamore same or different?
can we use it for flamenco and classical guitars?

also
is german maple little softer?
waiting for ur consultations

Maple and sycamore are broad categories of species. There are several species of each with very different wood qualities. That having been said, I have used platanus racemosa because it is an urban wood in California, and I like the idea of using reclaimed/urban woods. I can say that it is BEAUTIFUL. Flat sawn it has a figure like lacewood, and darkens with age to a medium-dark brown. I have used it for backs, sides, and even necks. It carves and bends easily. It is definitely softer than any maple I have used, but I don't know that to be a bad thing. To be fair, I reinforced the neck with two small CF rods. Not sure I would trust it for necks otherwise, but that is just seat of the pants figuring. It might just be fine.

Because sycamore is local to me, and maple is not, I would choose the sycamore over the maple unless maple is specifically called for. YMMV.

PS. I think this post got posted in the wrong sub-forum. Not sure it has anything to do with CNC.

thnks for ur reply
yes the topic got posted in wrong forum.
i reposted it in general forum