Cherry Lumber at AFP Logs & Lumber, Inc. in Buckhannon, WV

General Information:

Cherry is easy to machine, nails and glues well and when sanded and stained, it produces an excellent smooth finish. It dries fairly quickly with moderately high shrinkage, but is dimensionally stable after kiln-drying.

Harvested Areas:

The North-Eastern Appalachian region.

Typical Uses/Availability:

Fine furniture and cabinet making, moldings and millwork, kitchen cabinets, paneling, flooring, doors, boat interiors, musical instruments, turnings and carvings. Good availability in 4/4 through 8/4 thickness.

Relative Abundance:

4% percent of total U.S. hardwoods commercially available.

Working Properties:

Machining Quality:

Excellent

Resistance to Spliting in Nailing:

Fair

Resistance to Spliting in Screwing:

Fair

Gluing Quality:

Good

Physical Properties:

Specific Gravity (12% M.C.):

0.50

Average Shipping Weight In Kg Per Cubic Meter (Air Dry):

625

Volumetric Shrinkage (oven dry % of green):

11.5

Rupture (Kilopascals):

55,000

Elasticity (Megapascals):

9,000

Hardness (Newtons):

2,900