Cherry Maple Wood Color

A single cherry wood board can have several contrasting grain patterns depending on the growth of the tree.

Cherry maple wood color.

Maple and cherry wood are two different types of wood. Scuff sand for smoothness and go for it. It is a spongy wood. Creamy colors of maple.

The grain patterns and colors of our american walnut cherry and maple are so gorgeous that we hate to cover them up with anything other than a clear finish to protect the surface. Even expert cabinetmakers can struggle to distinguish between the two. To equalize the light dark areas sometimes it is a good idea to apply a light wash of shellac or sealer to the sanded bare wood before applying any staining materials. Cherry can often be identified because of its reddish brown tone which starts out as a lighter pinkish yellow hue that darkens after being exposed to sunlight.

When the wood is cut it is very pale in color but the wood tends to become darker and richer with age and eventually takes on its famous rich brown red shade. Even after wood is harvested and turned into furniture it continues to be a living breathing material that responds to its environment just like a tree would in. The most common type of cherry wood found in north america is black cherry. Although called soft maple it s really only about 25 softer than hard maple wood and is still harder than wood from a douglas fir southern yellow pine or california redwood.

As with any natural product we expect and embrace unique characteristics in the wood grain. There are many varieties of soft maple wood though the most common are the striped maple silver maple red maple bigleaf maple and box elder.