LarryEA Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Cherry (American Black) Wood Characteristics Color: Rich, reddish-brown. Cherry darkens considerably with age and exposure to sunlight. Grain: Straight-grained and satiny. Small gum pockets produce distinctive markings. Qualities: Light, strong, stiff and rather hard. Cherry's grain is more subdued than some other hardwood species, with very interesting character. Uses: Cherry is used in Scroll Saw Village, cabinetry, furniture, fine furnishings, flooring, paneling, doors, moulding, and turnings. Finishing Cherry: Cherry is unsurpassed in its finishing qualities-its uniform texture takes a finish very well. Easy to work, fine textured, strong and fairly durable. Becomes darker and richer with age. Reddish brown with a golden luster. Freshly cut cherry is often very pale, but the wood oxidizes to its famously favorable rich brown red in time. Colonial furniture makers called cherry "New England Mahogany" because of its tendency to turn dark red-brown after exposure to sunlight, Lucky2 and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepy Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 You forgot to mention that it also burns very easily especially when sanding, so says the voice of experience. oneleggimp, LarryEA, WayneMahler and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Cherry (American Black) Wood Characteristics Color: Rich, reddish-brown. Cherry darkens considerably with age and exposure to sunlight. Grain: Straight-grained and satiny. Small gum pockets produce distinctive markings. Qualities: Light, strong, stiff and rather hard. Cherry's grain is more subdued than some other hardwood species, with very interesting character. Uses: Cherry is used in Scroll Saw Village, cabinetry, furniture, fine furnishings, flooring, paneling, doors, moulding, and turnings. Finishing Cherry: Cherry is unsurpassed in its finishing qualities-its uniform texture takes a finish very well. Easy to work, fine textured, strong and fairly durable. Becomes darker and richer with age. Reddish brown with a golden luster. Freshly cut cherry is often very pale, but the wood oxidizes to its famously favorable rich brown red in time. Colonial furniture makers called cherry "New England Mahogany" because of its tendency to turn dark red-brown after exposure to sunlight, I've only cut one thing in cherry and i wish it had more of a scent 1" thick ,triple clear coated New Guy and LarryEA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollerpete Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Love to work with cherry,easy to cut and it takes a good finish. LarryEA and WigWag Workshop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Cherry, padauk, and walnut are my favorite woods for natural wood puzzles. And cherry does indeed darken with age. The best way to cut 3/4" cherry is to use packaging tape (some use blue painters tape) for blade lubrication and a #5 Pegas Modified Geometry blade. LarryEA and tomsteve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks Larry much appreciate that. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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