In article .com, "Jim" wrote:
When fresh cut, Cherry has a white sapwood that turns almost as dark as
the heartwood as air & light get to it, so probably it will mellow.

Well.... the sapwood is indeed white, or nearly so, when it's fresh, and it
*does* darken over time. But to say that it becomes "almost as dark as the
heartwood" is a bit of an exaggeration. I have a cherry bookcase built almost
18 years ago on which the sapwood on the sides is still clearly visible.

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