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LYPTUS }
Lyptus is a beautiful hardwood that has received overwhelming praise among professionals for its workability, machining properties, density, finish ability, overall strength and exotic appeal. It is an ideal hardwood for cabinetry, millwork, furniture and flooring. The wood is straight grained and coarse textured, with a slight pinkish hue. Lyptus trees are grown on plantations certified to Brazil’s national sustainable forestry standard, CERFLOR. Lyptus wood offers excellent quality, remarkable beauty and environmental attributes, making it an excellent choice when selecting an eco-sensitive, exotic hardwood species. Lyptus Finish Options |
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RED BIRCH }
Red Birch is a domestic hardwood that is yielded from the heartwood of the Yellow Birch tree. Hard, moisture resistant, strong, with good shock-resisting ability, Red Birch is fine and uniform in texture. The wood is generally straight grained, but can show a curly or wavy pattern. The wood has light colored sapwood and the beautiful heartwood is brown tinged with red. Red Birch Finish Options |
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MAPLE }
The value of Maple is its strength, wear resistance, and beauty. Maple is a wood that is evenly textured with a natural luster. While the grain is usually straight, it can also be wavy or curly. Decorative figures can be found such as bird’s eye, maple burl, leaf and fiddle back. These characteristics of maple add to its beauty and luster. Maple Finish Options |
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CHERRY }
Cherry’s handsome, smooth grain finish, deep rich-red color, and stability have won high favor for cabinets. Strong, stiff and moderately hard, Cherry is exceptionally stable and unsurpassed in its finishing qualities. An occasional bird peck or gum spot will be found in some pieces which enhance Cherry’s distinct character. Unique in its photosensitivity, Cherry’s reddish color deepens with age to a warm, dark brown hue. Cherry Finish Options |
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RED OAK }
The value of oak lies in its strength, beauty and adaptability making it ideal for cabinetry. It is hard and highly shock resistant with excellent matching characteristics and uniform coloration. Oak is open sidered grained with varying vertical and arch patterns. Dark mineral streaks are commonly found and not con defects. Red Oak Finish Options |
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HICKORY }
Hickory is a beautiful open grained wood and is one of the most durable domestic hardwoods available. This wood can exhibit extreme color variations and particularly appeals to those people who love nature and the true wood look. Hickory can include bird pecks, burls and mineral streaks. None of these characteristics can be considered defects. Hickory Finish Options |
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KNOTTY PINE }
Knotty Pine is an evenly grained softwood ranging in color from vanilla to brown with a reddish hue. Occasional knots, ranging in size, shape and color, are natural features of Pine wood. Pine varies from hard around and through the knots to soft in other areas. Knotty Pine Finish Options |
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ALDER }
Alder is a soft hardwood with a fine, straight-grain and even texture. Color is uniform from light tan to honey color, with no differences between heartwood and sap wood. Small clusters of minor knots are common. Alder Finish Options |
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RUSTIC WOODS }
For those that are looking for a natural, rustic look in their cabinetry, CWP offers a “Rustic Grade” of material to be used in most doors and drawerheads. This material is available in Red Oak, Alder and Cherry, and includes knots and other sound defects. The knots are of varying size, both sound and unsound, but no see-through. This material will allow all of the natural color characteristics of the wood, worm holes and any other sound characteristics that may be present in the wood. |
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