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There are various types of maple and pine each with its own characteristics but the main difference in characteristics is that maple is hard and fine grained whereas pine is relatively soft and coarse grained. There is a list of various types of wood and their characteristics at `Properties and Uses of Woods' - http://www.inquirewithin.biz/Vol1/Woods/wood_properties.htm.

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