Brief descriptions of the materials used in our work.
Furniture, cabinet face frames, moldings,drawers, and most doors.
I personally produce 75% of
the solid lumber used in my projects. Local logs are brought to my facility,cut into lumber and then kiln dried. This method allows me to monitor all steps of
the process and ensures only the highest quality material .
Common species used:
Cherry
Walnut
Maple
Birch
Poplar
Mahogany
Red & White Oak
Cabinet box sides,tops,bottoms and backs.
I use only veneer core plywood (no particle board) for cabinet box construction. Veneer core plywood consists of alternating ply's of solid wood with the appropriate Species face veneer . Veneer core is far superior to the particle board used by many cabinet manufactures.
Functional Hardware
Drawer slides
Drawer slides are the mechanical devises used to smoothly open and close the drawer. We use Blum soft-close drawer slides whenever possible. We also use ball bearing side mount slides for certain applications.
Door hinges
Door hinge style is determined mostly by the door and how it will fit to the cabinet. We use Blum Soft-Close cup hinges for overlay door applications. Cup hinges are fully adjustable, very durable and totally invisible when the cabinet is closed.We use Youngdale Knife hinges for inset door applications. Knife hinges are a quality choice and leaves only a small "Knuckle" visible on the front side of the door.
Blum Concealed cup hinge
Youngdale knife hinge
Decorative Hardware
Door and drawer Knobs,pulls
There are thousands of choices in decorative hardware. Here a few links to some of our favorite suppliers.
Laminate
Counter-tops and worktops
We prefer Wilsonart brand Laminate. Wilsonart offers hundreds of great styles,colors and patterns.
