General color-that is categorizing wood by its color tones- is a good way to sort through the most popular species. Some hardwoods are used in the cabinet industry for both solid wood stock and veneer parts: cherry is a good example. Other woods are very rare and are typically selected only for use as a veneer: Bird's Eye Maple is an example.
To begin the discussion about wood species, we have listed them in six possible color tones:
- Wood that is whitish: Ash, Bird's Eye Maple, and Sycamore.
- Wood that is yellowish: Birch, Lacewood, Ponderosa Pine, Primavera, Satinwood, and Zebrawood.
- Wood that is purple or crimson: Bubinga and Purple Heart
- Wood that is reddish or pinkish: African Mahogany, Beech, Cherry, Douglas Fir, Honduras Mahogany, Pearwood, Sapele and Western Red Cedar.
- Wood that is brownish: Alder, Brazilian Rosewood, Elm, Oak, Walnut, Teak.
- Wood that is blackish or has gray tones: Ebony.
A designer understands why wood parts finish differently and various wood species require special finishing considerations. For example, there can be different absorption rates present within one piece of wood. This defect is associated with random variation in porosity, such as the tissue around the knots in pine. Make sure that you discuss these characteristics with your designer/architect.
The variations can be caused by how the tree grows or caused by a bundle of fibers growing in a wavy fashion within the tree and at angles to vertical access. When the log is cut, some bundles of fiber are cut parallel to the main direction of growth and some are cut at an angle, exposing the fiber end with its open water conducting channels or pores. Such open surface inevitably will assume darker hues than surfaces composed of near parallel bundles of fiber, producing a "blotchy" effect when stain is applied. A similar variation in color caused by differing wood fibers occurs when veneer panels are rounded or solid wood molding are curved.
Additionally, some natural wood colors (in the presence of oxygen and light) will change to darker finishes. For example, cherry will become much redder during the life of the furniture piece. When this darkening occurs in lacquered veneers it is often viewed- mistakenly- as the fault of the finish.
Whatever wood you choose for your cabinets, do your research so that you will fully understand the natural and beautiful characters of the species that you have chosen!
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