Is this Cherry ??

[Bill Huber]

I have never had or used any cherry and I got about 5 bf of what was said to be cherry.

Does this look like cherry?

I thought cherry was more straight grained and darker in color.

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[jim sauterer]

sure looks like cherry to me bill.

[Dave Richards]

Looks like cherry to me.

Put a piece of it in the sun for a day. It'll get darker if it is cherry.

I've got some cherry that has grain much like that. Depends upon how it is cut.

[Peter Quinn]

That's cherry all right. It darkens with age, some is more plain grain like maple, some looks like that, some is highly figured, quarter sawn has strait grain. It fresh color varies from a pale pink to a fairly dark orange.

[Bill Huber]

Thanks, now I now what another kind of wood looks like.

This wood looks neat and I can't wait to make something out of it, great grain pattern.

Again, Thanks!!!!

[Tim Janssen]

As mentioned already, that is cherry. Here is a picture of some more cherry:

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Cheers,

Tim

[Robert Chapman]

As Dave said it will darken in the sun - even after finishing. I made a coffee table for my daughter and she put it in the sun with some books on it. When the books were moved the cherry was lighter. When the books were removed the wood darkened. I think that after exposure to light for a while the darkening maxes out and stabilizes. It's nice wood to work.

[Danny Hamsley]

That is beautiful. I love cherry.

[Dave Zellers]

Cherry fer sure. It's characteristics can vary depending on where it grew.

You'll enjoy working it. It machines beautifully. Finish it with a clear oil and watch it change slowly over time.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I had lots of cherry that looked exactly like that, now a friend of mine has a wine wrack that looks like that and I have a little cherry that looks like that :-)

[Stephen Cherry]

Here is a waterloxed cherry table top, and a coupla soft crab sandwiches, both made by Steve Cherry

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[Paul Saffold]

I think cherry is wonderful to work with and beautiful. It burns easily, so sharp bits and don't feed slowly on the router table or table saw.

[Jim Matthews]

Here is a waterloxed cherry table top, and a coupla soft crab sandwiches, both made by Steve Cherry

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I'm cornfuzed - how, Perzackly do you apply waterlox with a soft crab sammich?

[Bill Geibe]

Yep, that's cherry all right. I love that wood. I usually stain it as I like the way the grain pops. Here are some projects I made with cherry. The second two have walnut inlays and the cutting board isn't stained, of course.

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A blanket chest for my mom.

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A valet box for my son.

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A cutting board for some friends.

Bill

[glenn bradley]

I agree that cherry is usually a little "quieter" than that. I do enjoy the more figured stuff for smaller items. Like spalting, too much of a good thing can be overpowering but, a splash of highly figured wood goes a long way ;-)


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