chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Here is a close up and a few boards that I stood up because every time I tried to take a picture of the pile it was either too dark or out of focus. If you wet the surface you can see flecks in the grain. What finish will make these flecks show up better. I want to make these boards into panels for my new kitchen cabinets and the drawers for my wife's apothecary cabinet. I have about ~160 bf of this. Is this even enough for these two projects? I would need 23 panels for my kitchen design. What projects would get me ready to take on these projects? What is the difference between cherry and black cherry. What makes board have the curly grain effect? The flecks are from the way that the board was cut from the log. Correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Curly isn't a function of which species so much as growth conditions and luck. Ray flecks are from RAYS so they only show up well on quartersawn surfaces. Check this out: http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/_discussion_figureandgrain_pics.htm Oh, and not all woods show flakes. Softwoods don't even HAVE rays and most hardwoods have rays too small/weak to show up with much flake even on QS surfaces. If you want to see eye-poppers, check out http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/_discussion_sycamore.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric. Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 You have GOT to teach me how to do that, Terry. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Here you go Kiki... just go to www.http://lmgtfy.com It really is a nice way to tell someone that if they take a little time they may find the answer themselves. I am always happy to answer questions myself but when i ask I question I really try to research it as best as possible beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Is there any difference in working black cherry other than it being about 10% softer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcarswell Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Nice material. That's a decent amount of wood but whether it will be enough for your kitchen depends on the design of the doors and face frames. If you plan properly and lay out it could work for the kitchen doors and frames. What is the standard dimension. Black cherry does seem a tad softer other than that it has almost all the same characteristics in my experience. Cherry is far and away my favorite wood. American black being my absolute favorite. I would inspect the batch you have for consistency. I've noticed quarter sawn or figured cherry can be somewhat tough to match for projects like a kitchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I was thinking about resawing it and putting the thinner pieces on the in and outside faces in floating panel doors. . I was also going to try and book match pieces when I make them. But that is a project for 1 or 2 years down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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