milling cherry

[farmerjohn]

Has anyone milled much cherry?

is so any advice would be appreciated, is it as temperamental to dry as oak? or a bit more forgiving?

Regards, John

[devon TWiG]

It is not very forgiving ! it is prone to crack and split and warp in my experience , and this time of the year with relatively warm and dry weather any problems will be multiplied !! It is often the case that timbers with the higher values , have these values not just because they are rare ( in large size ) but also because the fault rate is high and I think Cherry falls in to this category . Lovely wood though , and smells beautiful !! good luck !!

[muttley9050]

Worse than oak ime. Lovely when dry though.

 

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[Ian G 2]

I was lucky only had 1out of 7 boards split ( and only part) that i cut it around this time last year.

[MattyF]

I had 1out of 7 that didnt split !! and it had sat for two years so was not entirely green.

 

 

 

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[Big J]

Lot of tension generally. Whilst it's a nice timber to cut and is beautiful to behold once worked, it's the inbetween bit that is tricky. I remember felling a stunning 24" dbh cherry, 19ft to first branch a few years ago. Due to the tiniest of kinks in the first length, almost every board split up the heart. Second length was better, but still not ideal.

 

Jonathan