The other day I went to an estate sale and found a 1"x6.5"x8 foot quarter sawn cherry board for $10, this seemed like a great price so I bought it even though I try not to spend hobby dollars 'til I'm sure I am going to use the materials. I'd thought I was going to build the next cameras out of hard maple and brass (or maybe aluminum and have it anodized black---the un-ebony camera if you like).
But I have this cherry board...
What do you all think about cherry for a camera build? I think it used to be commonly used 100+ years ago.
Also, how much wood do you recommend for large format cameras?
I'm thinking these will be flatbed field camera(s) to hike with, i.e. Day trips at most.
The temptations are across the spectrum of formats. I have holders for 4x5, 5x7 and non standard 8x10's. There are days I crave whole plate and this spring I made a composite 10x24 (3x10's in a cylinder pinhole camera) that is feeding a craving for BIG cameras and directly printing from negatives like 14x17.
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