I’ve just started making a new coffee table for a customer in Troon and they chose to have it made from American Cherry to match an existing dining table. I’ve used this timber extensively in the past and never had a problem getting the right quality from the timber merchant, however it appears that American Cherry is not as popular as it used to be several years ago and I had real problems trying to get timber with a consistent colour and minimal sapwood content. I had to go through a couple of stacks at the timber yard before I found the six pieces that I needed to do the job.

Just finished glueing and clamping up the two end frames forming the coffee table and it looks great and in spite of the problems getting the right quality of timber, I would certainly recommend using American Cherry to my customers in future, It’s beautiful!