Origin: Eastern North America

Hardness: Moderately hard, moderately heavy, stiff

Grade: Select

Characteristics: Fine to medium grain, nearly white to light red in color to dark reddish brown, exceptionally stable

Description: Expect heart and sap together on the face. Color variation, pitch pockets, pin knots and some mineral streaks are acceptable. Panels will have small and large stave pieces. Stains blend these variations together but in lighter finishes these variations can remain obvious. Cherry deepens in color quickly when exposed to light.

Origin: Eastern North America

Hardness: Moderately hard, moderately heavy, stiff

Grade: Rustic

Characteristics: Fine to medium grain, nearly white to light red in color to dark reddish brown, exceptionally stable

Description: With character cherry our raw cherry is hand-chosen to include color variations, sound large and small knots, pitch pockets, pin knots, mineral streaks, splits and other natural characteristics as defined by industry standards. Knots, imperfections, grain and color variations should be expected at random within door and drawer fronts. Quantity and frequency of the knots and desirable imperfections will vary from many to few.

Origin: Eastern North America

Hardness: Tough hardwood with a medium density

Grade: Select

Characteristics: Generally straight-grained though sometimes wavy or curly grain. Creamy white light brown to dark chocolate brown.

Description: Walnut is hand selected to minimize color variations, pitch pockets, and pin knots. Panels will have larger stave pieces that are hand-selected for color and grain match. Expect sap wood, some pitch pockets and pin knots on the face with more on the backs. Darker stains blend these variations and characteristics together but, in lighter stains, these variations can remain obvious, giving a more natural look. Walnut lightens in color when exposed to light.

Origin: Northeastern North America

Hardness: Heavy, strong, stiff

Grade: Select

Characteristics: Fine, uniform grain, nearly white to slightly reddish brown

Description: Maple accepts penetrating stains in varying degrees. Different wood pieces and often the same piece can have areas of inconsistent penetration. This is a natural characteristic that should be considered desirable when ordering stained maple. Mineral streaks are common maple characteristics that are not entirely eliminated when selecting wood for cabinetry. Maple will deepen in color when exposed to natural light.

Origin: Coastal Western North America

Hardness: Moderately soft

Grade: Premium rustic

Characteristics: Fine grain, white and reddish brown

Description: Raw knotty alder pieces can include solid knots, crater knots, open knots, soft knots, pin knots, sapwood, worm holes, worm tracking, bird pecks and other natural characteristics as defined by industry standards. Knots and defects should be expected at random with door and drawer fronts. Quantity and frequency of defects and knots will vary from many to few. Alder tends to lighten in color when exposed to natural light.

Origin: Coastal Western North America

Hardness: Moderately soft

Grade: Superior

Characteristics: Fine grain, white and reddish brown

Description: Straight grain wood with natural coloring from pale yellow to reddish brown. Pitch pockets, pin knots and occasional tight knots are acceptable. Expect panels to have smaller wood stave pieces. Stains blend natural wood color variations together well, but in lighter color finishes.

Origin: Eastern North America

Hardness: Very hard and heavy with great wear resistance

Grade: Select, flat sawn milling

Characteristics: Mostly straight-grained, cathedral patterns with medium to coarse grain texture. Sapwood is light-colored and heartwood is light-to-dark brown.

Description: White Oak is hand selected to maximize the natural color and grain variations. Pieces have a color variation from light tan to dark brown with varying grain patterns. Darker stains blend these variations but, in lighter finishes, these variations remain obvious.

Origin: Eastern North America

Hardness: Very hard and heavy with great wear resistance

Grade: Select, rift sawn milling

Characteristics: Straight vertical non-descript grain. Very dimensionally stable. Sapwood is light-colored and the heartwood is light-to-dark brown.

Description: Rift Sawn White Oak is hand selected to maximize the natural color and linear appearance. Pieces have a color variation from light tan to dark brown. Darker stains blend these variations but, in lighter finishes, these variations remain obvious.

Origin: South Central United States

Hardness: Very heavy, very hard, very stiff

Grade: Select

Characteristics: Fine, uniform grain, nearly white to dark brown

Description: Raw hickory pieces will have color variations from nearly white to dark brown. Random and sharply contrasting grain and color variations between cabinet components should be expected. When selecting components no effort is made in matching or mismatching parts.

Origin: South Central United States

Hardness: Very heavy, very hard, very stiff

Grade: Rustic

Characteristics: Fine, uniform grain, mostly brown to white

Description: Character hickory pieces are hand-chosen to include color variations from nearly white to dark brown. Sharply contrasting grain and color variations between cabinet components should be expected. Cabinet components will also include sound large and small knots, bark pockets, grain splitting and other natural characteristics as defined by industry standards. Knots, imperfections, grain and color variations should be expected at random within door and drawer fronts. Quality and frequency of the knots and desirable imperfections will vary from many to few.