Cherry wood

Cherry planks, the tall ones in the middle.

       The next project is a pair of end tables made of cherry wood. When the order of wood arrives, it looks exactly like a lengthwise slice of rough sawn tree. It comes with the bark and everything. What was I expecting, squared and planed perfect rectangles? I guess it's a bit like going to buy meat at the market and being surprised to see real chickens, with feathers and heads and feet.

       Here is what some of that cherry wood looks like after being made into squared and planed perfect rectangles for table legs:

Many hours of work later.