American Cherry
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Prunus serotina Ehrth
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood: White pink
• Heartwood: Reddish brown to red
• Fiber: Straight
• Grain: Thin
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Moderately impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing process: easy and with no difficulties.
• Drying process: easy and fast. Risk of crack formations.
• Planing process and other processes: no difficulties.
• Gluing process: some problems can arise from acid adhesives at high temperature.
• Nailing and screwing process: easy-regular difficulty.
• Finish: easy.
Applications
• Furniture and interior cabinetry. Carving, turning and curved
furniture
• Carpentry of holes and coatings. Interior: Doors, windows, flooring, parquet, friezes, mouldings.
• Decorative veneers
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 850 kg/cm2.
• Elasticity module 103,000 kg/cm2.
• Resistance to compression 490 kg/cm2.
Notes
- Clear sapwood and very different from heartwood.
- It has resin bags, as can be seen in the third photograph.
