1.75" Thick Cherry Wood Panels – Solid Hardwood Glue-Ups for Furniture, Desktops & Shelves

Premium 1-3/4" Thick Cherry Hardwood Panels | Edge-Glued Solid Wood | Unfinished

Bring warmth, elegance, and natural beauty to your next woodworking project with our 1.75" thick solid Cherry wood panels. Made from genuine Cherry hardwood, these substantial panels feature a beautiful fine grain, warm reddish-brown tones, and the timeless character that makes Cherry one of the most sought-after hardwoods for furniture making.

At 1-3/4" thick (approximately 44.5 mm), these panels offer more than twice the thickness of standard 3/4" hardwood panels, creating a substantial solid wood surface for furniture tops, desktops, decorative shelving, benches, and custom woodworking projects.

Each Cherry panel is constructed by edge-gluing individual solid hardwood boards to create a wider surface, eliminating much of the time and equipment required to mill, joint, glue, and clamp your own lumber.

Unlike plywood, MDF, or veneered panels, our thick Cherry hardwood panels are made from 100% solid wood throughout, allowing you to cut, route, shape, drill, sand, and finish them using appropriate woodworking techniques.

Whether you're building a custom Cherry desktop, thick floating shelves, a small tabletop, or a beautiful piece of handmade furniture, these unfinished Cherry glue-ups provide a convenient starting point for your next project.

What Makes Cherry Hardwood Special?

Cherry, commonly known as American Black Cherry (Prunus serotina), is a premium North American hardwood valued for its smooth texture, fine grain, excellent workability, and warm natural colouring.

One of Cherry's most distinctive characteristics is its tendency to develop a deeper, richer colour over time.

Freshly milled Cherry often features lighter pinkish-brown tones. As the wood ages and receives exposure to light, it gradually develops the warm reddish-brown colour commonly associated with traditional Cherry furniture.

Depending on the individual boards, your panel may feature:

• Light pink, warm red, and reddish-brown heartwood tones

• Creamy white to pale yellow sapwood

• Fine, generally straight grain patterns

• Smooth, uniform natural wood texture

• Occasional mineral streaks, small gum pockets, or natural figure

• Subtle colour differences between adjoining boards

Cherry's combination of attractive grain, excellent woodworking properties, and beautiful natural colour development makes it a favourite for furniture, cabinetry, desktops, and decorative hardwood projects.

Key Features & Product Specifications

• Wood Species: Cherry / American Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

• Material: 100% Solid Cherry Hardwood

• Construction: Edge-glued solid hardwood panel

• Thickness: 1.75" (1-3/4") nominal

• Approximate Metric Thickness: 44.5 mm

• Width & Length: Select from available size options

• Size Tolerance: Approximately ±1/8" of ordered dimensions

• Finish: Unfinished / Raw Hardwood

• Surface Preparation: Final sanding recommended before finishing

• Grain: Fine-textured, generally straight grain with natural variation

• Colour: Pinkish-brown to reddish-brown, naturally darkening with age

• Core Material: Solid hardwood throughout — no plywood, MDF, particleboard, or veneer

• Recommended Applications: Desktops, furniture tops, thick shelving, benches, cabinetry components, and custom woodworking

Select your preferred dimensions from the available options to find the right Cherry hardwood panel for your project.

Why Choose Our 1.75" Thick Solid Cherry Panels?

1. Substantial 1-3/4" Solid Hardwood Thickness

Our thick Cherry panels provide a substantial, premium appearance that makes them especially attractive for custom furniture and interior woodworking projects.

The additional thickness creates a bold edge profile, ideal for modern furniture designs, thick floating shelves, and custom tabletops.

It also provides additional material for certain decorative edge profiles, routed details, chamfers, and rounded corners.

2. Save Time on Milling and Glue-Ups

Creating a wide hardwood panel from individual Cherry boards normally involves selecting lumber, jointing the edges, applying glue, clamping, and preparing the completed panel.

Our pre-glued Cherry panels eliminate much of this preparation, allowing you to concentrate on designing and building your project.

This is especially beneficial when working with thicker hardwood, which can require larger clamps, heavier equipment, and more demanding material handling.

3. Genuine Solid Cherry Hardwood Construction

Each panel is made from individual solid Cherry boards joined along their edges.

There are no engineered wood cores or decorative veneers.

This means the panel can be cut, routed, drilled, sanded, and shaped without exposing a different material beneath the surface.

4. Beautiful Natural Colour That Develops With Age

Cherry is valued for its distinctive natural colour transformation.

Over time, its lighter pinkish-brown tones deepen into richer reddish-brown hues, giving finished projects an increasingly warm appearance.

This makes Cherry particularly appealing for furniture and decorative woodworking intended to be enjoyed for years.

5. Excellent Machining and Finishing Properties

Cherry is known for machining, carving, sanding, and gluing well when appropriate woodworking techniques are used.

Its fine, relatively uniform grain makes it well suited for detailed furniture components, decorative edge profiles, and smooth finished surfaces.

6. Ready for Your Preferred Wood Finish

Our Cherry hardwood panels arrive unfinished, allowing you to choose the final appearance.

Apply a natural hardwax oil, a clear protective finish, or another suitable woodworking finish to complement your project.

Popular Uses for 1.75" Thick Cherry Hardwood Panels

Custom Cherry Desktops

Create a beautiful solid Cherry desktop for your home office, studio, or workspace.

The substantial 1.75" thickness provides an attractive profile, while Cherry's warm natural tones complement black metal desk legs, traditional wood bases, and modern office interiors.

Proper support, fastening methods, and allowance for natural wood movement are important when building solid hardwood desks.

Thick Floating Shelves

Build decorative Cherry floating shelves with a substantial, solid wood appearance.

The thick edge profile makes these panels particularly attractive for living rooms, kitchens, offices, bedrooms, and custom built-ins.

Use properly rated mounting hardware suitable for the panel's dimensions, weight, wall construction, and expected load.

Custom Furniture Tops & Small Tabletops

Cherry is one of the most popular hardwoods for fine furniture making.

Use these thick Cherry panels to create side tables, coffee tables, nightstands, end tables, cabinet tops, and other custom furniture components.

The additional thickness provides flexibility for decorative edge profiles and shaped details.

Bench Seats & Entryway Furniture

Create attractive solid Cherry bench seats, entryway furniture, or custom seating components.

Cherry's warm colour and fine grain complement traditional and contemporary furniture designs.

All seating projects should be properly supported and designed for their intended loads.

Cabinetry & Decorative Furniture Components

Use thick Cherry panels for furniture components, cabinet tops, decorative surfaces, and custom built-ins.

Cherry's fine grain and rich colour make it particularly appealing for high-end interior woodworking.

CNC Woodworking & Custom Projects

Our 1.75" thick Cherry panels can be used for CNC routing, decorative carving, custom furniture parts, engraved designs, and woodworking projects requiring thicker hardwood stock.

Cherry's fine grain can produce attractive carved details when appropriate cutting tools, feeds, speeds, and workholding are used.

The additional thickness also provides more flexibility for certain recessed carvings and three-dimensional designs.

Recommended Finish for Cherry Hardwood Panels

Rubio Monocoat Hardwax Oil

We recommend Rubio Monocoat as a finishing option for Cherry desktops, furniture tops, shelving, and decorative woodworking projects.

A natural-looking hardwax oil can enhance Cherry's warm tones and fine grain while providing protection for suitable interior applications.

Other popular finishing options include:

• Polyurethane: Provides a protective surface for desktops, furniture, and frequently used areas

• Hardwax Oil: Enhances the natural wood appearance while offering protection

• Danish Oil: Highlights Cherry's natural warmth and grain

• Lacquer: Produces a smooth protective finish suitable for furniture and cabinetry

• Water-Based Clear Finish: An option for reducing the immediate ambering associated with some oil-based finishes

• Tung Oil: A traditional oil finish option for suitable woodworking projects

Finishing Tip: Cherry can absorb pigmented stains unevenly, resulting in blotching. For many projects, a clear or natural finish is preferred to highlight the wood's natural colour and grain.

Cherry will gradually darken with exposure to light, even after a finish has been applied.

If you're finishing a Cherry desktop or tabletop, consider finishing all accessible surfaces and using fastening methods that allow for normal solid wood movement.

Always test your chosen finish on an offcut or inconspicuous area first.

Natural Wood Variation — What to Expect

Cherry is a natural hardwood, and each panel will have its own grain pattern, colour, and natural characteristics.

Because our panels are constructed from multiple solid Cherry boards, adjoining pieces may feature different colour tones, grain directions, or amounts of sapwood.

These natural variations are normal and contribute to the appearance of genuine solid hardwood.

Please note:

• Product photographs are representative examples only.

• Individual panels will vary in grain, colour, and natural characteristics.

• Some boards may contain lighter sapwood, mineral streaks, gum pockets, or other natural markings.

• Cherry naturally darkens with age and light exposure.

• Panels are constructed from multiple edge-glued solid Cherry boards.

• Final sanding is recommended before applying your preferred finish.

• Panel dimensions are milled to approximately ±1/8" of the ordered size.

• Solid hardwood expands and contracts with seasonal humidity changes.

• Proper support and suitable fastening methods are important for larger panels.

• These panels are primarily intended for indoor woodworking applications.

For best results, allow your Cherry panel to acclimate to its intended environment before final machining, finishing, or installation.

Frequently Asked Questions About 1.75" Thick Cherry Panels

What are 1.75" thick Cherry panels made from?

Our Cherry panels are constructed from genuine solid Cherry hardwood boards that are edge-glued together to create a wider surface. They contain no plywood, MDF, particleboard, or veneer core.

Are these panels solid Cherry or Cherry plywood?

These are 100% solid Cherry hardwood panels, not plywood. The wood is solid throughout the panel's thickness rather than being a thin decorative veneer over an engineered core.

How thick is a 1.75" Cherry panel in millimetres?

A 1.75" thick Cherry panel is approximately 44.45 mm thick, commonly rounded to 44.5 mm.

What is the difference between a 3/4" Cherry panel and a 1.75" Cherry panel?

A standard 3/4" Cherry panel is approximately 19 mm thick, while a 1.75" Cherry panel is approximately 44.5 mm thick.

The thicker panel provides a more substantial appearance and additional material for certain furniture and woodworking applications, although it is also heavier and requires appropriate support.

Is Cherry a good hardwood for desktops?

Yes. Cherry is a popular furniture hardwood and can be used for custom desktops when properly supported and finished.

Its fine grain, smooth texture, and natural colour development make it especially attractive for home offices and custom furniture.

Can 1.75" Cherry panels be used for floating shelves?

Yes. These panels can be used for thick floating shelves when properly supported with hardware rated for the panel's dimensions, weight, wall construction, and intended load.

Does Cherry wood get darker over time?

Yes. Cherry naturally darkens with exposure to light and oxygen, gradually developing deeper reddish-brown tones.

This natural colour change is one of Cherry's most distinctive and desirable characteristics.

Is Cherry harder than Maple?

Cherry is generally softer than Hard Maple, making it somewhat more susceptible to dents under similar conditions.

However, Cherry is still a durable hardwood suitable for furniture, shelving, cabinetry, and many everyday woodworking applications.

The comparison depends on the particular Maple species being considered.

Can I cut and route these thick Cherry panels?

Yes. Solid Cherry panels can be cut, drilled, routed, shaped, and sanded using suitable woodworking equipment.

Because the panels are 1.75" thick, ensure your tools have sufficient cutting capacity and use appropriate machining techniques.

Are these Cherry panels good for CNC carving?

Yes. Cherry is well suited for many CNC woodworking applications, including engraved signs, custom furniture components, decorative carving, and routed designs.

Its fine, generally uniform grain can produce attractive machined surfaces when suitable tooling and cutting settings are used.

Can Cherry wood be stained?

Yes, but Cherry can absorb pigmented stains unevenly, sometimes resulting in blotching.

Many woodworkers prefer clear finishes or natural oils to showcase Cherry's warm colour and natural aging process.

If staining, test your finishing system first.

Do these Cherry panels arrive finished?

No. Our Cherry panels are supplied as unfinished solid hardwood glue-ups. Final sanding and the application of your preferred finish are recommended before use.

Will my Cherry panel look exactly like the product photographs?

No. Cherry is a natural wood, and every panel will have unique grain patterns, colour variations, and natural characteristics.

The colour will also change gradually with age and light exposure.

Will a thick Cherry panel expand or contract?

Yes. All solid hardwood responds to changes in moisture content.

Cherry panels expand and contract primarily across their width as environmental humidity changes. Proper fastening methods and allowance for seasonal movement are important, particularly for large desktops and furniture tops.

Can 1.75" Cherry panels be used outdoors?

These panels are primarily intended for indoor use. Cherry is not recommended for prolonged outdoor moisture exposure without specialized protection, and interior edge-glued panels should not be assumed suitable for exterior applications.

Why buy a pre-glued thick Cherry panel instead of individual boards?

A pre-glued panel saves the time and equipment required to prepare, joint, glue, and clamp individual hardwood boards.

It provides a convenient wide solid hardwood surface that can be cut, shaped, sanded, and finished for furniture, desktops, shelving, and other custom projects.

Order Your 1.75" Thick Solid Cherry Panel Today

Create beautiful woodworking projects with the warmth, character, and timeless appearance of genuine Cherry hardwood.

Whether you're building a custom Cherry desktop, thick floating shelf, furniture top, bench, cabinet component, or CNC woodworking project, our 1-3/4" thick solid Cherry panels provide a convenient alternative to milling and gluing your own lumber.

Enjoy the fine grain, beautiful natural colour, and excellent workability that have made Cherry a favourite among furniture makers for generations.

Choose your preferred size and order your unfinished 1.75" thick Cherry hardwood panel from Jeff Mack Supply today.