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Cherry – American

Prunus serotina
Also known as |
American Cherry|Black Cherry|Cherry
Cherry - American Lumber @ Rare Woods USA

Black Cherry is an important domestic hardwood, long associated with fine furniture and a favorite of many master craftsmen. When freshly cut, the wood has a tan to light brown color with a pink or red tint. The dark reddish-brown (russet) color it exhibits after aging is often imitated through the use of stains on other woods. The sapwood is pale yellow colored. Grains can be straight or irregular; combined with its moderate density, this makes the wood easily workable. The most desired examples are of the curly-figured variety, which can be bold and quite dramatic.

This species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Why We Love This Wood

In addition to furniture crafting, Cherry has been used sporadically in guitar building as it's exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, stability and durability make it ideally suited for guitar neck or body wood. This wood is considered to be one of the most co-operative, user-friendly hardwoods in the world, although it can sometimes be resistant to absorbing a stain. (... but who would want to stain it?).

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    Cherry - American Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
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    Vital Statistics
    Main Color GroupReddish, Reddish Brown
    Grain Pattern Even
    Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF2.9
    Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3560
    Janka Hardness - LBF950
    Janka Hardness - N4230
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    Cherry-American-Select&better-4/4Lumber
    4/4 Lumber
    Select & better
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    7.5
    bf
    no
    Cherry-American-Select&better-6/4Lumber

    6/4 Lumber

    Select & better
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    8.5
    bf
    no
    Cherry-American-Select&better-8/4Lumber

    8/4 Lumber

    Select & better
    bf
    9.5
    bf
    no
    Cherry-American-Select&better-4/4Lumber-riftandquartered

    4/4 Lumber – rift and quartered

    Select & better
    bf
    9.25
    bf
    no
    Cherry-American-Select&better-6/4Lumber-riftandquartered

    6/4 Lumber – rift and quartered

    Select & better
    bf
    9.5
    bf
    no
    Cherry-American-Select&better-8/4Lumber-riftandquartered

    8/4 Lumber – rift and quartered

    Select & better
    bf
    9.75
    bf
    no
    Cherry-American-1Common-4/4Lumber

    4/4 Lumber

    1 Common
    bf
    4.5
    bf
    no

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    CHERR1543
    1.88"
    x 5.75" x
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    Nice board.

    $57.28 $45.82

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    48.69"
    Bark inclusions. Pitch pockets.

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    CHERR1540_1
    CHERR1540
    1.88"
    x 8" x
    42.94"
    Pitch pockets.

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    CHERR1539_1
    CHERR1539
    1.88"
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    Skip planed. Pitch pockets.

    $76.15 $60.92

    CHERR1538_1
    CHERR1538
    1.88"
    x 7" x
    48.81"
    Skip planed. Pitch pockets.

    $88.76 $71.01

    CHERR1537_1
    CHERR1537
    1.88"
    x 6.94" x
    48.88"
    Skip planed. Small pinholes.

    $88.10 $70.48

    CHERR1536_1
    CHERR1536
    1.88"
    x 6.63" x
    48.94"
    Small cracks. Pitch pockets.

    $84.80 $67.84

    CHERR1535_1
    CHERR1535
    1.88"
    x 6.63" x
    48.81"
    Pitch pockets. Small bark inclusion.

    $83.86 $67.09

    CHERR1534_1
    CHERR1534
    1.88"
    x 8.63" x
    48.44"
    Cracks. Pitch pockets.

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    CHERR1533_1
    CHERR1533
    1.88"
    x 8.13" x
    48.25"
    Cracks. Pitch pockets.

    $89.34 $71.47

    CHERR1531_1
    CHERR1531
    1"
    x 6.13" x
    48.5"
    Some live edges. Skip planed patches.

    $28.13 $22.50

    CHERR1529_1
    CHERR1529
    1"
    x 5.56" x
    48.63"
    Crack. Knots. Defect on edge.

    $26.66 $21.33

    CHERR1526_1
    CHERR1526
    1"
    x 6.19" x
    48.5"
    Some live edge. Skip planed patches.

    $29.98 $23.98

    CHERR1524_1
    CHERR1524
    1"
    x 6.25" x
    47.94"
    Defects on edges and end. Skip planed patches.

    $29.76 $23.81

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