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Choosing the right wood depends on your application. Each species has unique character, and our carefully selected grades showcase their best features.
Paint Grade will use the sapwood and/or heartwood of the tight grain wood species Birch, Soft Maple and Hard Maple, mill option. Any color variation and character markings such as mineral or stain are allowed if the surface remains smooth for painting.
Paint Grade Maple will be limited to the sapwood and/or heartwood of Soft Maple or Hard Maple. Any color variation and character markings such as mineral or stain are allowed if the surface remains smooth for painting.
Veneer: The core material for both ¼" and ½" thick plywood is medium density fiberboard, MDF. The veneer faces are "A" grade, plain sliced and book matched with a matching species back. The same grade plywood is used for both CUSTOM GRADE and SELECT GRADE plywood insert doors and DPP (Door Plywood Panel)
Note: The color of the plywood used in doors will not always match the color of the solid wood frames. Although we strive to minimize this difference, the variation is considered acceptable. While all plywood conforms to the formaldehyde emission standard, ASTM E 1333-90, it cannot be considered formaldehyde free.
The standard for the custom cabinet industry.
Uses the heartwood of this tight grain species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. The color of the Cherry heartwood ranges from pink to red and will be blended for a pleasing match. The white sapwood is allowed in the machined areas, minimally on the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows limited gum pockets, mineral streaks, pin knots and small burls. Cherry with clear and light finishes will darken with age.
Uses the sapwood of this tight grain species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. The Hard Maple sapwood color ranges from white to light brown and will be blended for a pleasing match. The brown heartwood is allowed in the machined areas of the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows fiddle-back and curly grain, occasional sugar streaks, mineral streaks, pin knots and small burls.
Uses the sapwood of this tight grain species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. The Soft Maple sapwood color range includes white, gray and light red/brown and will be blended for a pleasing match. The brown heartwood is allowed in the machined areas of the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows fiddle-back and curly grain, occasional sugar streaks, mineral streaks, pin knots and small burls.
Uses the sapwood of the tight grain Paper Birch species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. The Paper Birch sapwood color ranges from white to cream and will be blended for a pleasing match. The brown heartwood is allowed in the machined areas of the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows fleck, mineral streaks, pin knots and small burls.
Uses the heartwood of this open grain species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. The Red Oak heartwood will be blended for a pleasing match. The color range includes pink, blonde/tan and red. The white sapwood is allowed in the machined areas, minimally on the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows mineral streaks, pin knots and small burls.
Uses the heartwood of this open grain species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. The White Oak heartwood color range includes tan, light gray, dark gray and brown and will be blended for a pleasing match. The light heartwood is allowed in the machined areas of the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows occasional mineral streaks, pin knots and small burls.
Uses the heartwood of this tight grain species for the face of all panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. We utilize steamed Walnut which results in a more uniform color range from light to dark brown. The cream colored sapwood is allowed in the machined areas, minimally on the face and anywhere on the backs of all products. The face allows mineral and color streaks, pin knots and small burls.
Select Grade Hard Maple and White Birch will allow only the sapwood of these species on the faces of panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. Although it is the nature of fine hardwoods that some color variation will always be present, the pieces that are chosen for the panels and frames for this grade will be selected and matched for maximum color uniformity. Character markings such as pin knots and mineral will be fewer and less pronounced than the Custom Grade. Only very slight occurrences of the heartwood in the machined areas are acceptable.
Select Grade Cherry, Walnut, and White Oak will allow only the heartwood of these species on the faces of panels, frames, plywood and solid inserts. Although it is the nature of fine hardwoods that some color variation will always be present, the pieces that are chosen for the panels and frames for this grade will be selected and matched for maximum color uniformity. Character markings such as gum pockets, pin knots and mineral will be fewer and less pronounced than the Custom Grade. Only very slight occurrences of the sapwood in the machined areas are acceptable. Cherry with clear and light finishes will darken with age.
A unique grade offering an unpolished appearance. Rustic Red Oak, Cherry, Maple, Hickory, Walnut and Pine will allow pitted & split knots, worm holes, bark, split and cracked wood. Knots will vary in size and may be solid or split; they will not be puttied. All natural colors and character of the wood are allowed on the face and back. Pitch, mineral, sapwood, heartwood and knots are common.