Question on Cherry finishes too???

[Driller]

Nice stuff FeltzE.
 Answer me a question if you can. I've seen alot of older cherry furniture that is so dark, it's almost black.  Will your project do that also? It's such a pretty color now. The reason for my question is that I have some cherry logs to saw that I was considering making flooring from but I don't want a dark floor.

[shopteacher]

I have a demo piece of cherry that has a clear lacquer finish done by one of the other industrial arts teachers when he was in college as a project.  He's 52 now.  That piece has the nicest reddish brown color and is more beautiful than when originally done. I also have a cherry floor in my bedroom ( there are pictures of it in the gallery someplace) that is about 10 years old and it has just gotten better looking with time.  A lot of commercial cherry furniture is stained a dark color to hide and blend the wood used in construction.  Many people believe thats what cherry looks like. Similarly, maple had orange shellac applied to it for years as a finish and quite a few people believe maple has that orange color.  Do your floor, cherry make a beautiful floor.

[FeltzE]

Driller,

Cherry will darken with age but shouldn't loose it's redness, If you have cherry logs to saw get them on the mill I have cut some cherry that dried too much in the log and it created a ring shake each time and ruined the lumber so don't hesitate getting them sawed up!

Eric