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Bob G.
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:40:20 GMT,
(Doug Miller)
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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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I do not use a lot of Cherry ...mostly because of the coloration
changes...
Sunlight will darken the wood over time... BUT as the above poster
mentioned wood that is not expossed to sunlight will
take forever to naturally darken...
Bob Griffiths
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