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cherry for outdoors? - weelis - 01-13-2020
I am about to embark upon the task of making some outdoor patio furniture. I have quite a bit of kiln dried cherry and my question is how well does cherry hold up in the elements? IF YOU ALL DON'T RECOMMEND IT, WHAT WOOD WOULD YOU RECOMMEND. i HAVE SOME TEAD FURNITURE, BUT TEAK IS REALLT EXPENSIVE i AM TOLD. tJHANKS.L.. Tje furniture will be located on the water.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - Shaun - 01-13-2020
My understanding is that cherry is on par with cypress for decay resistance, for the heartwood only. The sapwood is evidently quite susceptible to rot. I do not have any direct experience with the statements, just passing along things I have heard or read.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - paarker - 01-13-2020
I'm going to use white oak to build my patio furniture later this year.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - Bill Wilson - 01-13-2020
According to the Wood Database for Black Cherry...
[b]Rot Resistance: [/b]Heartwood is rated as being very durable and resistant to decay.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - jteneyck - 01-13-2020
(01-13-2020, 04:16 PM)Bill Wilson Wrote: According to the Wood Database for Black Cherry...
[b]Rot Resistance: [/b]Heartwood is rated as being very durable and resistant to decay.
That's interesting. I've always found it to be lousy, no where near white oak. If the OP keeps it well protected with finish, and maintains it, then it will be fine; otherwise, I would use something else. White oak, teak, Sapele, mahogany, black locust.
John
RE: cherry for outdoors? - MichaelMouse - 01-14-2020
(01-13-2020, 03:46 PM)weelis Wrote: I am about to embark upon the task of making some outdoor patio furniture. I have quite a bit of kiln dried cherry and my question is how well does cherry hold up in the elements? IF YOU ALL DON'T RECOMMEND IT, WHAT WOOD WOULD YOU RECOMMEND. i HAVE SOME TEAD FURNITURE, BUT TEAK IS REALLT EXPENSIVE i AM TOLD. tJHANKS.L.. Tje furniture will be located on the water.Cypress would be my choice if I lived down south.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - fredhargis - 01-14-2020
Without addressing the question...I wouldn't use cherry anyway. To me it's way too expensive to replace and best used for indoor. White oak (my choice) would be cheaper and probably more suited to the purpose....along with a list of more expensive woods like Ipe or Teak.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - Bill Wilson - 01-14-2020
(01-13-2020, 07:07 PM)jteneyck Wrote: That's interesting. I've always found it to be lousy, no where near white oak. If the OP keeps it well protected with finish, and maintains it, then it will be fine; otherwise, I would use something else. White oak, teak, Sapele, mahogany, black locust.
John
Yea, I was a little surprised to read that, as well. Cherry is plentiful and relatively affordable around this area, but I don't see or hear of much of it being used in outdoor applications.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - dvanvleet - 01-16-2020
There used to be a guy near me, since retired, that built a TON of outdoor furniture for people in the area. He primarily used cypress and white cedar. He did use some teak, but it was usually out of most peoples price range and it is murder on tools. White oak is another excellent choice. I've never seen cherry used outdoors, but I'm in the South where other species are more accessible.
You could try building just a small side table and see what happens before investing in building a bunch of items.
RE: cherry for outdoors? - kurt18947 - 01-17-2020
Black Locust if you can find it. Black Locust fence posts are reputed to outlast the holes they're in. It might be hard to find larger boards even if you can find Black Locust. I don't know if Honey Locust is as durable or not.