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Lucasade:
One of my clients has (had!) a standing dead cherry tree - I believe it is prunus serrula but I haven't checked yet. Anyway I cut it down last week and hauled it home and I am in the process of stripping the bark. I had a go at buffing up a little piece to see what it could come up like, and the results following a damp cloth and beeswax were to be hinest less than I hoped. Are there any other techniques for bringing out the sheen?

DC:
Scrape lightly with a dullish scraper, I used my pocket knife, until you get to the purple part. It just seems like a waxy coating over the purple. Don't use sandpaper. You can use your fingernail for a lot of it.

chamookman:
Yep - a scraper works real good. Bob

Lucasade:
I'll try that - thank you.

Pat B:
I've backed a few bows with cherry bark and on a few of them I left the moss and lichens on for camo effect. Worked and looks good.

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