Steamed Cherry Display Stand

that wood is so beautiful.
This is a great stand – they will love it, I’m sure!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice clean lines and nice wood.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Looks really nice. I love the color of the cherry. You should display your own work in the gallery.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

It’s a wonderful item. What is next?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Nice work! I’ve never heard of steamed cherry. Could you fill me in on it a bit?

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Great!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thank you all for the kind comments!

Dennis -

“Steamed Cherry” is cherry lumber that is put through a steaming process while green to darken the heartwood and move some of the red color into the sapwood. This evens out the color of the cherry between the heart and sapwood. The lumber is then kiln dried after the steaming process.

I like to use steamed cherry because of the more consistent red-brown color. My first cherry chest was made using plain cherry. Afterwards, I was not pleased with the differences in the color when it was finished. This was not apparent until the finish was applied. This doesn’t happen with the steamed cherry (which is of course more expensive!). I also check every piece before assembly by wiping down with naphtha so I can match color and grain based on how the final finish will appear. My next chest was a much more consistent finish.

Sorry for the long explanation – hope this helps demystify “steamed cherry”!

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Thanks David, I was wondering what steamed cherry meant.

Congratulations on completing this project, as well as the chests. All look wonderful.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Thanks David. I’m amazed at how much there is to learn.

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Wow David that is gorgeous, I just made a cherry bowl and I love the richness of the wood. It’s also fun to work with on the lathe it just has some different properties so it feels like your turning green wood. Again beautiful job. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Nice work David. Thanks for the technical stuff too.

-- Phil Brown, Ontario

Thanks guys!

Jockmike – some day I hope to have a lathe and I would love to turn some cherry, especially custom knobs and pulls for my projects. Somehow I will have to work out a way to get a new tool to complete a “very important” project!

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Beautiful David… what a great display case. It will enhance any art placed in it. Very elegant.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

You could tell your wife you would sell pens at your friend’s gallery. Is that important enough?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Thank you all!

Wayne -

I like the pen idea . . .

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Woodcraft is having a sale on a Jet mini lathe with stand….. lol

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I think youare trying to get me in trouble – something I can assure you I don’t need much help with! LOL

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I can see it now—”But it was on sale honey! Yes, but I can make pens to sell to cover the costs. Yes, I will need a few extra tools, some parts, some blanks. Yes I can make other things with it too. No, I can’t send it back. Yes, the couch is a comfy place to sleep.”....just kidding David.

I think that is a good idea about selling the pens in your friends gallery. It might be a nice place to display some of those fancy turnings you will make.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Just so you guys know, I am saving these comments about the need for a lathe in my shop for my wife – I need all the support I can get! Good thing we have a comfy couch and a dog!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

LOL. I was planning to email you some stuff on pen making later today. Your going to be in trouble with her for sure.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Some how i missed this one . Great job David !!!
I collect 1:18 scale muscle cars and i would love to build something like this for them. The cherry really sets it off nicely.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

I love it!! I saw David Marks build one of these on Woodworks. Your’s looks better!! I love cherry. I’m about to order some steamed cherry. It looks great!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas