Once more- what is it?

[Cuprousworks]

I pulled this from my stash thinking it was cherry - but it's not as orange, has gray streaks and seems a little harder than cherry. Like cherry it scorches especially on end grain, but that sands off much easier than cherry.

This is sanded and wipe down w/ MS.

Compared to (What I believe is cherry)

Detail of unusual knot structure- I've seen similar in cherry.

Is this a variety of cherry?
Mike

 

[Mike Davis]

Jatoba, Brazilian cherry

 

[drw]

I am by no means an expert on wood identification but that looks like cherry to me. I am currently working on a grandfather clock (cherry) and have found the boards to vary in shading. If the past is predictive of the future in a few months all will even out.

 

[bob vaughan]

It looks like cherry pitch pockets in a cluster.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

I believe both the boards in your 2nd pic are cherry. The one on the left looks like it may have been exposed to more sunlight than the one on the right, or it has been aging longer. Both cases would cause the darker/redder color you're seeing.

 

[Dreuxgrad]

Cherry, if domestic

 

[Bill E]

I pulled this from my stash thinking it was cherry - but it's not as orange, has gray streaks and seems a little harder than cherry. Like cherry it scorches especially on end grain, but that sands off much easier than cherry.
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This is sanded and wipe down w/ MS.
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Compared to (What I believe is cherry)
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Detail of unusual knot structure- I've seen similar in cherry.

Is this a variety of cherry?
Mike

IT is 99% CHERRY
Bill E

 

[JRedding]

Agree cherry and don’t think it’s jatoba. Jatoba usually has a more reddish / brown look to it and the grain has a different look (that looks more typical cherry to me). Jatoba’s also hard as rock and heavy, and will dull a saw blade in short order. I’ve worked with it but don’t enjoy it.

 

[old-delta]

Have to agree with the other replies. Definitely Cherry.
Have many Cherry furniture pieces including bedroom suite. piece on right seems to have been exposed to ultraviolet light but definitely cherry family.

 

[Gboot]

Looks like Cherry to me as well.

 

[Matt Furjanic]

100% American Cherry

 

[Cuprousworks]

Follow up: although the consensus was American Cherry I believe it's likely Jatoba. Finished boxes, with identical finish (BLO followed by oil-based wipe-on Poly and Ren wax. Both were surfaced so it's probably not aging. The unknown box has a sheen and depth of grain the known cherry doesn't:

I know it's hard to tell with photos, so I appreciate everyone's input!
Mike

 

[SabertoothBunny]

That looks a lot like cherry to me

 

[Tarhead]

Follow up: although the consensus was American Cherry I believe it's likely Jatoba. Finished boxes, with identical finish (BLO followed by oil-based wipe-on Poly and Ren wax. Both were surfaced so it's probably not aging. The unknown box has a sheen and depth of grain the known cherry doesn't:

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I know it's hard to tell with photos, so I appreciate everyone's input!
Mike

The left bottom is a quartersawn Cherry. The right is flatsawn. You should have smelled Cherry when machining it.

 

[Oka]

should be easy to discern ......domestic Cherry (roughly 3.1lb/bd.ft.) is lighter than Jatoba... If it feels heavier, then it is Jatoba (roughly 4.8lb/bd.ft.)

 

[mdbuntyn]

Jatoba is, on average, nearly 3x as hard as black cherry (2690 vs 950 janka) and nearly 2x as dense (.91 vs .56 specific gravity at 12% MC).

It could be european/sweet cherry, which is only ~20% harder (1150 vs 950 janka) and a similar density (.60 vs .56 at 12% MC).

Another possibility is that the board came from a black cherry tree that grew in a place that gave it slightly different characteristics than you're accustomed to.

Jatoba | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

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Black Cherry | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

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Sweet Cherry | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

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