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tpyke
quote "Cherry works well with both hand and machine tools. Keep your blades and bits sharp and keep the wood moving. The natural gums in cherry burn very easily. A fraction of a second pause in feeding can result in a heat build-up which leaves dark burn marks that are hard to remove. Some pieces are crossgrained and no matter which way you plane, tear-out results."

Got this information off a web page. I have worked with some cherry and it does burn. Sharp blade and speed control are a must. If burning persists, perhaps adjust the width to accomadate a pass over a jointer to clean it up. Here's a pic of my cherry wood project.

 

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tpyke
Cherry will darken with age. I believe I hand rubbed the cherry with tung oil, no stain. I really liked working with the Cherry. Would love to get my hands on some more at a reasonable price. Years ago a popular ww mag use to publish an article on different tree species. Had valuable infor such as uses and how to handle cutting as well as health risks etc. Wish they would do that again. Maple is another wood you gotta be careful with. Sounds like you need more HP in your saw. I'm guessing the one you got there isn't much more that maybe 1 1/2hp if that. Had that problem with the ShopSmith saw I also own. If you don't have the hp make sure your blade is always sharp. I'm in the middle of renovating my shop but am anxious to get my new toys hooked up. Powermatic PM200 TS with 3 HP and a Powermatic 8" Jointer. Winter here in lower Minnesota has kinda put a damper on shop time. Heat bill last month running shop heater was over $600. Good luck with your Cherry wood project.

 

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Burning wood

typke
Here is a link you might find useful. Covers alot of wood species.



http://tinyurl.com/2365su