Kitchens
What are the differences between the woods used for cabinets?
Maple
Maple has always been favoured for its delicate color, fine grain and extreme hardness. This plentiful, fast growing tree fills many forests. Its distinctive leaf and fabulous fall color combine to make it one of our best known trees.
Cherry
The irresistible blush of cherry creates the quintessential "woody" tone that so many people love in furniture. This smooth, even-grained hardwood takes stains from natural to Bordeaux beautifully. Part of cherry’s charm is that it ages with exposure to sunlight, becoming darker and redder.
Rustic Alder
Gently swaying in western breezes, alder fills the mountains with bright green and, in autumn, bright yellow. Sometimes called "the poor man's cherry," rustic alder has cherry’s warm, reddish glow as well as several advantages all its own, including knots. This lovely hardwood is fast becoming a cabinetry favourite.
Oak
"Strong as an oak" is one good reason cabinetmakers and families have long relied on oak. An exceptionally hard wood, oak has a distinctive grain that stains well. Clear finishes are enlivened by the wood’s natural color variations.
MDF
An all-wood substrate, MDF is used for painted and thermo foil finishes. It provides unequalled smoothness and stability, characteristics that are perfect for these finishes.
Melamine
5/8" melamine is constructed by a sophisticated process that eliminates the possibility of delamination.
