What kind of wood is this?

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heathicus
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What kind of wood is this?

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I got this wood a while back from Mbcabinetmaker, but I don't know what it is. The grain kind of looks like some of the maple I have, but it has sort of a... pinkish... hue to it. Here's a couple pictures of two boxes made from it (one with a couple coats of Watco Danish Oil, one just sanded, no finish applied) and a piece of maple for comparison.

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The two boxes are cherry and the long strip is maple, possibly red maple.
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If tis cherry, light exposure will darken it. The color resembles some underlayment plywood I have-know not what it tis.
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It appears to me to be cherry. If you found it burns easily when being worked that's a good indication it's cherry.
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