| There is a huge difference between a desk that is | | | | rubber, plywood, or other cheaper materials that are |
| fully made from a wood, and one that simply has a | | | | made with a finish that is designed to look like cherry |
| very specific "wood finish." One of the most common | | | | wood. In this way, the old fashioned model of desks |
| examples of this is a difference between a cherry | | | | that were completely made out of wood are harder |
| wood writing desk and a cherry finish writing desk. | | | | and harder to find. |
| While these sound similar, and to some extent are | | | | A true cherry wood desk is going to be more solid and |
| similar, they also have some very important | | | | designed to last. It's also likely to be much heavier since |
| differences. Before making a decision on purchasing | | | | it will be made entirely out of wood as opposed to |
| any piece of "cherry" furniture, you will want to make | | | | plastic, rubber, or other lighter materials. A true wood |
| sure you know what these differences are. | | | | desk is probably going to cost more, as well, because |
| Many, if not most, of the office desks that you'll find in | | | | of the work and craftsmanship that goes into it. |
| stores like Office Max will be wood panel desks or | | | | This is the big difference you're going to see between |
| wood finish. This means that a cherry desk from this | | | | a wood desk and a wood finish or wood panel desk. |
| store will most likely not be made completely out of | | | | Before making a purchase, be sure to know which |
| cherry wood, but be made out of a lot of plastic, | | | | you're getting. |