3" Real Cherry

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I answer phone - (pleasant greeting with "hello")

"Do you have a 3" REAL Cherry frame?"

Not even "hello?" Oh well.

I said I'd see what I could find. She's coming in tomorrow.

Oh, NOT just plain! She wants some "style."

I will show stacked if I have to.
Any suggestions?

Thanks.
 
....you know she doesn't mean cherry...right right??? If she even comes in.....

The numerous times customers have asked me for cherry and then pick something completely different....I'll wait until she comes in if I were you and then see what she really wants.
 
You should be carrying frames from Wesley Allen. Then you could say: "No problem!" There are also some Grumblers that produce excellent hardwood frames. Vermont Hardwoods comes to mind.
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or you can stack some cherry frames to make it "interesting" and get the 3" width.
 
Pat, do they have a website? All I could find when I googled it was bed frames.

What are some of your other favorite solid cherry vendors. I have not found anyone that I am thrilled about since Ivy went kaput. Vermont Hardwood is great for simple profiles, but they don't have much in more traditional or stylish profiles. Not a knock, just not their niche.
 
Dave
Sad day when Ivy gave up the ghost...I did a lot of length business with them quality was great. Even though at the end it was not what it used to be. I still have some of their moulding hanging in my house.
I have not found a new supplier for the cherry yet.
 
Thanks Pat, I'll keep them in mind.

I talked to her about stacking. It's an option.

Yes, I've had similar experiences Ylva. But, I think this one knows what she's talking about.

She went to another framer and was shown some basswood with Cherry stain and was told it was "real" Cherry. She apparently was also shown a veneer and told it was "solid cherry."

I mentioned that Cherry changes it's appearance with time and light exposure and her response was "of course."

She mentioned Vermont Hardwoods by name and said their profiles were "too plain."
 
Thanks Pat

I don't think that would fit into my current business, but I love seeing things like that. I may just get the catalog for those times with it would be needed.
 
Garrett bought the remnants of Ivy's tooling and is making many of the cherry line at their facility in Georgia. The finish is a little less organic than Ivy's but they do a real good job. I prefer the oil and wax finish that Ivy used on their hardwoods, and Vermont Hardwoods still does vs. the polymer finish from Garrett.
At one point I was the second largest consumer of Ivy mouldings in the state. Our account was opened by Troost Parker, the founder of Ivy, the same year we opened when he traveled the east coast establishing contacts with framers. He answered the phone at Ivy and told me of their fate the day that they were shut down.
 
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