How Much Does A Cherry 2x4 Weigh
10.21 lb
- Actual size: 1.5" x 3.5" (nominal 2x4")
- Length: 8 ft
- Species: Black Cherry (35 lb/ft³ as milled)
Methodweight = (board feet / 12) x density — board feet computed from the ACTUAL, not nominal, dimension.
Moisture content, and any coating/finish weight, will move the real number slightly — this is the dry, as-milled figure.
Black cherry at 2x4 dimensions weighs 10.21 lb over 8 feet — lighter than most of the hardwoods this site compares at the same cross-section, reflecting cherry's comparatively moderate 35 lb/ft³ density among domestic furniture species.
Why this one specifically
Cherry is bought for colour and workability more than raw density — it's one of the easiest hardwoods to machine cleanly, right up until a slow feed rate lets it scorch on a tablesaw or router, a machining quirk that has nothing to do with the weight figure here but is the more common reason cherry gets looked up on a woodworking reference site in the first place.
What moves the number
The 12%-moisture reference this figure uses is a reasonable target for kiln-dried furniture-grade cherry; freshly milled or air-dried stock not yet acclimated to shop humidity will run measurably heavier until it reaches that equilibrium.
Compare against a hard maple 2x4 — noticeably heavier at the same size — or the SPF framing default at how much a 2x4 weighs. Note that Southern yellow pine happens to share cherry's 35 lb/ft³ reference density almost exactly, so that 2x4's weight comes out nearly identical despite being a completely different species. Check other dimensions in the wood weight calculator.