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Leon[_7_]

On 2/23/2018 9:44 AM, Jack wrote:
On 2/21/2018 5:07 PM, wrote:
On Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 10:48:52 AM UTC-5, dustyone wrote:
Hello all,

Question:

Does all wood darken with age?Â* Cherry, of course, is an example of
such a species.Â* Do other woods behave in the same way?Â* One would
think that most color would fade with exposure to light, and that
cherry is an anomaly.

Curt Blood
Hartford, CT

I want to buy a beautiful Queen Anne table that the owner says is
cherry.Â* I leaf is clearly darker, presumably because it was stored.
I was hoping to put it in the sun to let it lighten up so it will
match.Â* Any thoughts on what I can do to get it to lighten up?

Cherry will not get lighter.Â* In fact, now that you mention it, I don't
recall ever seeing wood get lighter with exposure to light, usually
light wood turns gray, and dark wood get darker. I don't have experience
with all 60,000 species of wood, so one can't be sure.Â* My best guess is
the leaf was exposed to sun, and the table wasn't.Â* Seems strange as
normally it would be the other way around.Â* Possibly the leaf is
different wood from the rest.

Walnut absolutely lightens with exposure to light.