"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , WillR
wrote:

Someone at a wood supplier once mentioned to me that steaming cherry
(lightly I presume) will darken the heartwood/sapwood.

Hmmm... never heard that about cherry before. Works for walnut, tho.


Not as well for cherry, and the whole looks a bit muddy. Turners who've
microwaved green pieces are familiar.