Cherry 8/4 Lumber Random Widths, Random Lengths
Why Choose Cherry?
Beautiful Furniture WoodWith cherry, you'll build projects that get better looking with age. Freshly cut or sanded cherry has a light tan color but it soon transitions to a more stately and classic russet color.
Heartwood/Sapwood Content?
This cherry lumber has one of the highest possible heartwood specifications in the industry, called 90/70. That means 90% heartwood on the face, and 70% on the back. Heartwood content may be greater on some boards, but can not be guaranteed.What Size Is This?
| Thickness | 8/4, S2S is 1-13/16" thick |
| Width | 4" to 8" random |
| Length* | 6' to 14' random |
| Grade | Select & Better (info) |
$8.99 /Board Feet
Here's what you can expect:
Also known as 8/4, S2S.
Surfaced 2 sides (S2S) from rough sawn lumber. You should be able to yield approximately 1-3/4" thickness after you flatten, plane, shape or sand your project parts to fit your project.
Learn more in our blog: "What Does 4/4 Mean in Lumber?"
This is the range of widths that are usually available in this wood.
This is the range of lengths that we might have in stock at any given time. But there are some things to know:
No Minimum Purchase
We're easy to buy from! That means we can cut you a short piece(s) from long boards if you want.
About Cherry (Prunus serotina)
3
lbs /Bd. Ft.Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Cherry is a domestic wood from North America
Cherry has no rivals that are as easy to work, fine textured, strong and regal in color. It's highly rated in all working properties including wood bending and turning. Cherry's color ages to a richer, rusty red brown with any clear finish.
Reddish brown with a golden luster. Freshly cut cherry is often very pale, but the wood oxidizes to its famously favorable rich brown red in time.
Reaches heights of up to 100 feet, about 80 feet average, with a tall trunk of about 24" in diameter.
Black cherry, Capulin, Cherry, Chisos wild cherry, Choke cherry, Edwards Plateau cherry, Escarpment cherry, Gila choke cherry, Mountain black cherry, New England mahogany, Plum, Rum cherry, Southwestern chokecherry, Whiskey cherry, Wild black cherry
Furniture, cabinets, joinery, intarsia, veneer, interior millwork, small accessories
You have a lot of ways to buy this wood!
Random WidthsYou will cut and/or glue to create the sizes you need
Surfaced Smooth S2SWe buy rough sawn lumber and have it surfaced 2 sides (S2S) so you're ready to work
Kiln DriedWe stock kiln dried lumber and store it in a protected warehouse
83%+ ClearUnless stated otherwise, we stock Select & Better graded lumber that's at least 83% clear one side
Lumber ComparedVarious lumber thickness as compared to one another
- Decide how much board footage you need
- Factor in enough to work with! You'll want to arrange grain patterns, sort color, fix mistakes, run test cuts, make finish samples, etc.
- Lumber comes in random widths and lengths. If you need special size considerations, please let us know by using the "Minimum Size Request" box in the order form or by confirming your needs by phone or email.
- Expect your final amount of footage to change slightly. Buying by the board foot is an exercise in estimation, therefore we don't know the precise amount of footage you'll receive (and be billed for) until we physically select the wood for your order.
- We want to get your order right! So we may need to contact you for clarification. Please use a good phone and email during checkout.
This is the unit of measurement for hardwood lumber when it's bought/sold in random widths and random lengths.
Board footage is a measurement of volume, and it's abbreviated Bd. Ft.
One board foot is equal to 144 cubic inches.
It's a fraction that refers to rough (RGH) sawn thickness of lumber, and it tells you approximately how many quarters of an inch make up the thickness.
Surfaced lumber is thinner because it started out as rough sawn but it's been planed smooth. Planing removes thickness.
| Rough Sawn (RGH) | Surfaced (S2S) | |
| 4/4 | ~1" | 13/16" |
| 5/4 | ~1-1/4" | 1-1/16" |
| 6/4 | ~1-1/2" | 1-5/16" |
| 8/4 | ~2" | 1-13/16" |
| 12/4 | ~3" | 2-13/16" |
Unless otherwise specified, our lumber is "Surfaced 2 Sides" or S2S for short.
Check out our article if you want the full explanation.
If you can cut your own pieces to size, here's how we can help:
- Enter requirements into the order form where it says, "Minimum Size Request"
- Tell us what you want to acheive or make
- You will receive wood that can yeild what you need. (You will create the final size)
- We may need to contact you for clarification
You will cut and/or join your material to create the finished sizes you need. We'll pick out wood that will give you enough to do that. For this reason, the final amount of footage you receive in your order will be slightly different, and your final billed charge will be different.
If you want to only buy pieces of an exact size, that will be sold differently. Please contact us for a custom quote.
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