Posted by chris bastick on November 07, 19102 at 13:33:33:
In Reply to: Re: Cherry - Hard or Soft wood posted by Cuong Hyuynh on December 20, 19100 at 01:23:29:
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: Cuong Huynh
: : Many people think the same as you. Wood is divided into two main classes, soft wood and hardwood. Soft woods are for the most part, products of needle-leaved trees or evergreens such as pine, fir, redwood, spruce, cedar, and cypress. Hardwoods are broad-leaved trees such as oak, walnut, birch, maple, hickory, cherry, and poplar. The terms softwood and hardwood have no direct application to actual hardness or softness of the wood. As an example, oak and maple are harder than cherry, but cherry is harder than poplar. Many cabinet makers choose cherry because of its appearence. I wouldn't be concerned to much about durability unless you know the cabinet you plan on making will be subject to excessive wear and tear. In a kitchen or bath room a cherry cabinet is fine. In a chi