Prunus avium
European Cherry
A refined cabinet wood with fine, even grain that ages from pinkish-tan to a deep reddish-brown.
- Cultivada y aprovechada en Europa.
- Grupo botánico. Las maderas blandas proceden de coníferas y las duras, de árboles frondosos.
- Familia botánica a la que pertenece la especie.
Avísame cuando llegueEspecie de referencia. Ahora mismo no hay piezas en stock.
¿Es adecuada para tu proyecto?
Ideal para
- Fine cabinetry and built-ins
- Dining and occasional tables
- Chairs and bench seats
- Boxes, trays, and small casework
- Turned bowls and handles
- Interior architectural joinery
- Musical instrument parts
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Especies similares en stock
Ahora mismo no hay European Cherry. Estas especies sirven para los mismos proyectos y tienen piezas disponibles.
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Aspecto de la madera
Qué aspecto tiene
Fine, straight grain with a smooth, even texture. Heartwood opens pinkish-tan to warm salmon, with a paler cream sapwood that is usually distinct. Figure is generally quiet, occasional gum streaks, small pin knots, and the odd ribbon or curl. The headline trait is its colour shift: under light and over a few months, the wood deepens through honey to a rich reddish-brown, and continues to mature for years. Boards stored unevenly will tan unevenly, so rotate stock during storage.
- Fresh heartwood: pinkish-tan to warm salmon
- Pale cream sapwood, usually distinct from heartwood
- Ages through honey to deep reddish-brown over months and years
- Light exposure drives the colour shift, uneven storage gives uneven tan
- Occasional gum streaks and small pin knots
- Quiet figure overall, with the odd ribbon or curl
- Fine, straight grain.
Cómo trabajarla
Cómo trabajarla
Easy to work with hand and machine tools. Planes and sands cleanly with sharp edges; gum pockets can clog cutters, so check stock before milling. Glues and screws well. Steam-bending is moderate, workable for gentle curves, less reliable for tight radii. Turns and carves predictably.
Acabado
Sands to a glassy surface at 180–220 grit. Takes oil, hardwax, shellac, and water-based finishes cleanly. A thin seal coat of dewaxed shellac or sanding sealer evens out any blotch on flat-sawn faces before topcoats. Avoid heavy stains, they fight the wood's own colour development. For commissions, expose offcuts to daylight alongside the finished piece so clients can see how the colour will move.
Secado
Dries fairly quickly but is prone to warp, cup, and surface checking if rushed. Sticker carefully and weight the top of the stack. End-seal green stock. Once at EMC, it is stable in service with moderate tangential movement.
¿Cuánto se moverá?
La madera se hincha y se contrae a lo ancho cuando el aire gana o pierde humedad. Calcula el movimiento estacional de un tablero de European Cherry antes de diseñar las fijaciones.
Movimiento estacional previsto
unos 9,1 mm
Fija el tablero con lengüetas o soportes ranurados, no con cola ni tornillos apretados.
Modelo de contracción lineal: ancho × (contracción ÷ 28 % de saturación de la fibra) × variación estacional de humedad. Usa una contracción tangencial del 8 % para European Cherry. Es una estimación para planificar, no una garantía.
Cuánto cuesta
Seguridad y abastecimiento
- Cultivada y aprovechada en Europa.
- Estado en la Lista Roja de la UICN: evaluación mundial de conservación de esta especie.
Not commonly flagged as a dust sensitiser, and considered food-contact safe once finished appropriately. Standard fine-dust extraction and a mask are still sensible at the sander.
Leer la guía completaNotas detalladas sobre el dibujo, el cambio de color, el trabajo y la estabilidad.
What European Cherry actually is#
Prunus avium is bought for a colour it does not yet have.
Fresh cherry is a pale pinkish tan, unremarkable and easily mistaken for a lesser wood. Within six months of light exposure it deepens substantially, and within a year it reaches the rich reddish brown that people actually mean when they say cherry. The change continues, more slowly, for years.
This single behaviour governs almost every decision about buying, finishing and using the species.
Working with the darkening rather than against it#
Three practical consequences follow.
First, do not choose a slab on its current colour. What you see on the bench is a stage, not the result. Two boards that look different today may match in a year, and two that match today may not.
Second, uneven light exposure prints permanently. A rug on a cherry floor, a lamp base on a cherry table, a stack of books left in one place: each leaves a lighter patch as the surrounding wood darkens around it. The patch does eventually even out if the object is moved, but it takes months. The sensible approach is to let a new piece darken evenly for the first few months before putting anything on it permanently.
Third, a UV inhibiting finish slows the process but does not stop it, and it will not preserve the pale fresh colour indefinitely. If you want pale, choose a different species.
Preguntas de compradores
Preguntas de compradores
How much does cherry darken?
A great deal, and quickly. Fresh cherry is pale pinkish tan and within a year of light exposure it deepens to a rich reddish brown. Most of the change happens in the first six months. This is why cherry furniture looks nothing like cherry lumber, and why buying on the freshly machined colour misleads.
Why does my cherry have patchy colour after finishing?
Two causes. Cherry blotches badly under pigment stain because of its fine uneven density, so use a dye, a gel stain or a washcoat. The other is uneven light exposure: anything covering part of a surface, a rug, a lamp base, a stack of books, will leave a permanently lighter patch as the rest darkens around it. Let a piece darken evenly before placing objects on it.
How is European Cherry different from American Black Cherry?
European cherry, Prunus avium, is harder at 5,120 N against 4,226 N and slightly denser. American black cherry, Prunus serotina, is available in larger and more consistent sizes because it is grown as a forestry species. Colour and figure are similar and both darken dramatically. European cherry tends to have more gum pockets.
What are the small dark flecks in the wood?
Propiedades mecánicas
Datos técnicos
Valores de referencia publicados. Cuando las fuentes discrepan, se muestra el intervalo y se usa el valor habitual en las escalas anteriores.
| Densidad (kg/m³)Masa por metro cúbico con aproximadamente un 12 % de humedad. La madera más pesada suele ser más dura y resistente. | 550–650 kg/m³habitual: 600 kg/m³ |
|---|---|
| Dureza Janka (N)Fuerza necesaria para hundir una bola de acero hasta la mitad en la madera. Es la medida estándar de resistencia a las abolladuras. | 4,700–5,500 Nhabitual: 5120 N |
| MOR: módulo de rotura (MPa)Resistencia a la flexión: la carga a la que se rompe una viga. | 95–110 MPa |
| MOE: módulo de elasticidad (GPa)Rigidez a la flexión: cuánto se comba un estante o tablero bajo carga. | 9.5–11.0 GPa |
| Contracción radialContracción perpendicular a los anillos de crecimiento, desde verde hasta completamente seca. Es la que afecta a las tablas aserradas radialmente. | 4.5–5.5 % |
