Working with Cherry

Paul · 2011-12-19T17:56:50+00:00

I am going to be making a small item for someone, who would like a smooth wood, not a heavy grain. It will be used on his dark cherry desk. He, and I, at this point are considering a light cherry, which he would like stained in a Burgundy stain. My question is, never having worked with cherry, how well does it take a dark stain? I will be off tomorrow to check out some different woods at Rockler and my local lumber store to get some more ideas on wood. Thanks.