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12 4 Black Cherry Lumber Supply

SKU: 8FAD7EE9CA2C41F4

Original price was: $11.50.Current price is: $5.75.

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DESCRIPTION

Cherry heartwood varies from rich red to reddish-brown. The sapwood is white.  It has a fine, straight grain with narrow brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. It has a smooth texture.
Weight is about 36lbs per cu. ft.

COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN

North America

BOTANICAL NAME

Prunus Serotina

OTHER NAMES

Black Cherry, Wild Cherry, Cabinet Cherry

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Medium strength. Good bending characteristics. Low stiffness and medium shock resistance.

WORKING PROPERTIES

Works easily with hand and power tools. Moderate blunting effect on cutters. Nails, glues, and stains well. Polishes to an excellent finish.

DURABILITY

Moderately durable. Sapwood is susceptible to attack by common furniture beetle. Heartwood is moderately resistant to preservative treatment.

SEASONING

Dries rapidly with little degradation if care is taken to avoid moderate shrinkage during seasoning. Medium movement.

USES

Furniture, cabinetmaking, flooring, high-class joinery, boat interiors, tobacco pipes, paneling, and veneer. Excellent turning and carving wood.

Great lumber for use as hardwood flooring.

COMMENTS

It is widely held in fine furniture making circles that one does not stain Cherry!

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12 4 Black Cherry Lumber Supply

Original price was: $11.50.Current price is: $5.75.