Product Details

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.

Price is Per Board Foot.