Cherry

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 also have some stocks logsawn boards to achieve a higher ratio of good colour heartwood. Boards have sapwood on each edge which is generally accepted as part of Cherry's natural features. Sapwood is not to be confused with heartwood colour variation which ranges from a light pinkish colour to a darker red shade.

Thicknesses: 26mm, 32mm, 38mm, 52mm, 63mm, 76mm. Widths are random 90mm to approximately 200mm. Lengths are variable above 2.1m.

Working Properties

  • Machines well
  • Good for nailing and gluing
  • Stains and polishes well after sanding
  • Dries quickly with moderate shrinkage, but is dimensionally stable after kilning

Physical Properties

  • Medium strength and shock resistance
  • Low stiffness
  • Good bending properties

Durability

  • Resistant to heartwood decay
  • Sapwood is liable to common furniture beetle attack
  • Heartwood is moderately resistant to preservative treatment

Main Uses

  • Furniture & cabinet making
  • High class joinery
  • Kitchen cabinets
  • Mouldings
  • Panelling
  • Flooring
  • Doors
  • Boat interiors
  • Musical instruments
  • Turning
  • Carving