General Description
American Cherry is stocked kiln dried and is used for interior joinery and furniture. Although square-edge is the usual method of import to the U.K., we stock logsawn boards to achieve a higher ratio of good colour heartwood. Boards have small sapwood on each edge which is generally accepted as part of Cherry's natural features. We can resaw 'sap-free' if specified at the enquiry stage.
Thicknesses; 26mm, 35mm, 40mm, 52mm, 63mm, 76mm. Widths are random 100mm to approximately 220mm. Lengths are 2m - 3.5m.
Working Properties
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Machines well |
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Good for nailing and gluing |
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Stains and polishes well after sanding |
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Dries quickly with moderately large shrinkage, but is dimensionally stable after kilning |
Physical Properties
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Medium strength and shock resistance |
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Low stiffness |
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Good bending properties |
Durability
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Resistant to heartwood decay |
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Sapwood is liable to common furniture beetle attack |
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Heartwood is moderately resistant to preservative treatment |
Main Uses
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Furniture & cabinet making |
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High class joinery |
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Kitchen cabinets |
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Mouldings |
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Panelling |
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Flooring |
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Doors |
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Boat interiors |
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Musical instruments |
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Turning |
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Carving |
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Quality Scale
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| Machining |
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| Nailing |
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| Screwing |
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| Gluing |
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| Finishing |
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| Property |
Value |
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| Specific Gravity: (12% M.C.) |
0.50 |
| Average Weight: (12% M.C.) |
561 kg/m3 |
| Average Volumetric Shrinkage: (Green to 6% M.C.) |
9.2% |
| Modulus of Elasticity: |
10,274 MPa |
| Hardness: |
4226 N |
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