MATERIAL ATLAS

Cherry WoodRemovable trays and mixed-wood assemblies

Cherry wood can form the middle tray of a storage case or join other woods in a pocket fidget.

From the four-slot Machinarium display case to the three-wood stack in V5, begin with the part cherry wood plays in the finished object.

A warm, pale tray contrasts with dark covers; wood grain inside a metal frame offers another way to display it.

The Machinarium case combines North American black walnut upper and lower covers, a North American cherry middle tray and a clear PMMA panel.

Storage case: a removable cherry middle tray

Two open Machinarium storage cases, each with four round recesses in a pale middle tray — The open cases reveal the separate middle tray within the darker outer wood. Tray options are offered for Machinarium 3 and Machinarium X.

Fushi’s Machinarium storage case uses magnetically joined upper and lower covers, an independently removable middle tray and a clear PMMA acrylic panel. The covers are North American black walnut; the middle tray is described separately as North American cherry.

In the photographs, four round recesses run along the warm, pale tray. Darker outer wooden parts and the transparent panel form another outline around it. The stated overall dimensions are 301 × 102 × 52 mm and the weight is 872 g. That weight belongs to the assembled case, rather than the cherry part alone or a wood-density measurement.

There are middle-tray options for Machinarium 3 and Machinarium X. For a player, the first distinction is which objects the recesses accommodate. The wood names and transparent PMMA panel refer to separate components.

V5: three woods within a metal frame

Brown wood grain visible inside the metal grid of a V5 annual limited edition on a desk stand — The V5 annual limited edition lists honghuali, cherry and black walnut alongside stainless steel and zirconium alloy. Wood grain shows through the metal grid; individual layers are not labelled by species.

MetalToysDz describes its V5 annual limited edition as a three-colour wood-grain stack, listing stainless steel, zirconium alloy, honghuali, cherry and black walnut. Grain shows through the metal grid, with wooden and metal parts contributing to the appearance.

The disassembled photograph separates the wood-grained part, metal frame and connecting hardware. The original does not identify each wood layer, so the complete material list is retained without assigning a particular pale stripe to cherry.

The same article also includes a V2 annual limited edition and a horseshoe ashtray with different material configurations. V5’s three-wood combination applies to V5 alone.

The Outlaw: wood and metal named as pairs

MTAK and DeepSouth describe two versions of The Outlaw as bronze with cherry wood and copper with walnut. Cherry belongs to the first pairing; the second uses walnut.

These paired labels distinguish the versions, but the original does not supply botanical names or a material list for every internal component. They describe mixed-material versions, rather than an object made entirely of cherry wood.

Colour and names: a reference, not an identification

The American Hardwood Export Council, AHEC, identifies American cherry as Prunus serotina and also lists the name Black cherry. It describes heartwood ranging from red to reddish brown, darkening with light and time, and creamy-white sapwood.

This helps explain natural colour variation and change, while finishes, lighting and photography also affect what an image shows. The maker’s labels, North American cherry or cherry wood, are retained here. Colour alone does not identify the species in each EDC item, and general timber data is not a strength or durability test of the finished product.