Accentuate the character of your kitchen with wood.
Wood Species
Oak
Colour: Red Oak – ranges from nearly white cream colour to a beautiful warm, pale brown heartwood, tinted with red.
Grain: The grain is distinguished by rays, which reflect light and add to its attractiveness.
Characteristics: Heavy, very strong and very hard, durable under exposure, great wear-resistance.
Finishing: Oaks can be stained beautifully with a wide range of finish tones.
Maple
Colour: Cream to light reddish-brown.
Grain: Usually straight-grained and sometimes found with highly figured bird’s-eye or burl grain. Bird’s-eye resembles small circular or elliptical figures. Clusters of round curls are known as burl.
Characteristics: Heavy, hard, strong, close-grained and possesses a uniform texture. Maple has excellent resistance to abrasion and indentation.
Finishing: Takes stain satisfactorily and polishes well.
Cherry
Colour: Rich, reddish-brown. Cherry darkens considerably with age and exposure to sunlight.
Grain: Straight-grained and satiny. Small gum pockets produce distinctive markings.
Characteristics: Light, strong and rather hard. Cherry’s grain is more subdued than some other hardwood species, with very interesting character.
Finishing: Cherry is unsurpassed in its finishing qualities-its uniform texture takes a finish very well.
Black Walnut
Colour: This specie’s native colour fluctuates from dark brown to a purplish black.
Occasionally, portions of the wood may exhibit light brown streaks.
Grain: Grain patterns range from straight to varied, providing striking depth when finished in natural to lighter tones.
Characteristics: Tough wood of medium density; generally straight grain; medium coarse texture.
Finishing: Unsurpassed in finishing! Accepts natural wood finishes especially well.