Mortise and tenons where pegged with black walnut for accents.
Cherry wood for furniture making.
However mid and lower tier cherry wood is often found in kitchen cabinets and wood flooring.
Cherry wood has been a popular wood type for furniture since 400 bc.
Some craftsman choose to eliminate the sapwood but it decreases the yield.
You ll see muted pale fresh planed boards light to medium golden aged boards and even rich brownish red well aged projects.
Cherry wood has a very contrasting white sapwood which can be seen in the project.
It s highly rated in all working properties including wood bending and turning.
It was used by the greeks and romans for everyday domestic furniture.
Unlike the distinct pale white of maple or the rich dark of walnut cherry exists in a constant state of flux.
That wide range of color is all thanks to cherry s sponge like effect with the sun.
Instead it was chosen here to use it as part of the design.
It was used in this era for furniture and cabinets since it is durable and heavy.
It sands to a very smooth finish relatively easily and takes stain to adjust the color quite well.
Most of the highest grade cherry is used for this purpose.
Cherry is a peculiar wood.
Cherry s color ages to a richer rusty red brown with any clear finish.
Cherry is perhaps the most prized furniture hardwood in america.
Cherry wood was known as new england mahogany in the early colonial era since it has a darkening color.