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Home > Product Listings > Cherry

Cherry

April 18, 2017

General Description

The heartwood of cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken with age and on exposure to light. In contrast, the sapwood is creamy white. The wood has a fine uniform, straight grain, satiny, smooth texture, and may naturally contain brown pith flecks and small gum pockets.

Working Properties

Cherry is easy to machine, nails and glues well and when sanded and stained, it produces an excellent smooth finish. It dries fairly quickly with moderately high shrinkage, but is dimensionally stable after kiln-drying.

Physical Properties

The wood is of medium density with good bending properties, it has low stiffness and medium strength and shock resistance.

Main Uses

Fine furniture and cabinet making, mouldings and millwork, kitchen cabinets, paneling, flooring, doors, boat interiors, musical instruments, turnings and carvings.

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Cherry Stats

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Scientific Name: Prunus serotina
Common Names: Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Cherry
Market Availability: Usually available in 4/4 – 8/4. Limited availability in 10/4 – 12/4
FSC Availability: Yes
Common Uses: Flooring, cabinets, furniture, mouldings
Regional Differences: Northern and Appalachian Cherry are similar. Cherry from Pennsylvania is generally believed to have the best color and lowest gum pocket content
Color Specifications: Unselected, Unlimited Sapwood, Red 1 Face, The red heartwood content of each face is often specified as a percentage
Grade: NHLA Standard Grade Rules
Defects to consider: Gum pocket
Alternatives: Soft Maple, White Birch (when both are stained)
Shipping Weight: Kiln Dried 3760 lbs/MBF (723 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity: Kiln Dried 0.51, Green 0.45
Compressive Strength: (Perpendicular to grain) 690 psi
Janka Hardness: (Pounds-force) 950

Find at These Locations:

Daniels-Olsen, Jackson – MIL, Maple Grove

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