![]() So, in conclusion, cherry wood is an awesome choice for building furniture and is highly desirable. If you want a more in depth look into this process, check out the video by The Wood Whisperer has on “ Aging Wood with Baking Soda”. For me, this is just too messy and complicated. You end up having to raise the grain with water, then sand things back down, then apply this diluted solution, let it dry, wipe everything real good, then put your top coat on. This creates a chemical reaction with the wood and causes it to darken very quickly as well. This technique involves diluting baking soda in water and applying it to the cherry wood. There is another technique, that I've never really used, but tested and it does work. By simply placing the cherry in the sun, you can significantly speed up the amount of time it takes to color the cherry. Putting your piece in the sun for a while will give you a nice head start on the aging process. Well, one easy technique is to simply put the furniture out in the sun simply give it a tan! See, the UV rays are what primarily give cherry its deep color UV and oxidation really. So, you don't have a lot of patience huh? So, other than staining which we never do right? Right? What other options do you have. So how do you achieve that deep rich color cherry is known for if you don’t stain the wood? But, like I mentioned, don't fruit the beer don’t stain the cherry. Using a pre-stain conditioner helps to seal off some of the deeper, more absorbent, grain so that the stain goes on more uniformly. Now, you can minimize and/or eliminate this by using a pre-stain conditioner, which is really just a super thin shellac. This causes some areas to be darker, some lighter and that causes the blotchy look. What this means is, the grain in the wood absorbs different amount of stain color at different rates and depths. The main problem with finishing cherry wood is that it has a tendency to blotch with any kind of stain or tinted oil. So, what do people do? Stain it! Kind of like "don't fruit the beer", "don't stain the cherry wood".just don't do it. The problem? When cherry is first milled, it has a lighter, creamy color. Why? Because what everyone wants from cherry is that dark rich color. See, one of the "problems" with finishing cherry is, too many people are used to store bought furniture and, as I have mentioned before, that furniture is misleading because they use a multi-step process to artificially age cherry. ![]() For many however, finishing cherry is a tricky wicket. It is easy to work with, it smells great and it ages like a fine wine. How Do you get the best finish for cherry wood?.Ĭherry wood is one of my all-time favorite woods to work with I think that goes for a lot of people. ![]()
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