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Article: Figured cherry gives fans an exotic option.(Wood of the Month)
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- Wood & Wood Products
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- July 1, 2004
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When studio woodworker Richard Judd sees a great piece of figured cherry, he snatches it up. The Paoli, WI, furnituremaker and owner of the Zazen Gallery is fairly confident that anything featuring figured cherry will be a hit with his clients.
"Cherry is a very popular wood and I like figured wood over plain, so when I see a board with figure, I know it will be a good seller," Judd says. He often uses figured cherry in tabletops or matched door fronts. "You want to use it in something that will feature the figure."
Judd has found some unique figured cherry, including a flame pattern and another piece with a figure that he describes as "little burls." ...