CHERRY

Clear Lake Lumber is the heart of Cherry country. The heartwood is very consistant and there is little gum. Our cherry is shipped all over the world.

Grades in Cherry

Prime - Put up 5"&wider, 7'&longer, 100% Red 1 Face, 50% red opposite face. Also, we pull out any boards that contain excessive gum. The lengths are 7' 16', with the majority 7' 10'.

Strips - Put up 4" 5", 6'&longer, 100% Red 1 Face & Better.

Com/Sel - Put up 4"&wider, 6'&longer, 100% Red 1 Face, 50% red opposite face. Also, we pull out any boards that contain excessive gum. The lengths are 6' 16', with the majority 6' 10'. Optimizing equipment virtually eliminates end user's waste due to wane.

#2A Common - Put up 4"&wider, 6'&longer, 100% Red 1 Face, 50% red opposite face. Also, we pull out any boards that contain excessive gum. The lengths are 6' 16', with the majority 6' 10'. Optimizing equipment virtually eliminates end user's waste due to wane.

#3A Common - Put up 4"&wider, 6'&longer, 100% Red 1 Face, 50% red opposite face. Also, we pull out any boards that contain excessive gum. The lengths are 6' 16', with the majority 6' 10'. Because we use optimizing equipment to virtually eliminate wane, our #3A Common is a good alternative to #2A Common.

#3 Common - Put up 4"&wider, 6'&longer, unselected for color. The lumber makes an excellent "rustic" product where the sound defects are left in.

Prime "B" - Our Prime "B" grade contains boards that are too sappy or do not meet our minimum gum specifications for our prime grade. Excellent choice for price sensitive buyers who want to keep character in the lumber or are staining the product.

#1 Common "B" - Our #1 Common "B" grade contains boards that are too sappy or do not meet our minimum gum specifications for our prime grade. Excellent choice for price sensitive buyers who want to keep character in the lumber or are staining the product.