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WOODS USED AT RICH MAID KABINETRY

Rich Maid has added WALNUT, QUARTER SAWN RED OAK, QUARTER SAWN WHITE OAK, and LYPTUS to its wood selection. To read about why these fine furniture grade hardwoods are an ideal addition to the full custom Rich Maid line, click here.

CHERRY
Cherry is considered the top-of-the-line in hardwoods. Most fine furniture is made from this wood, which is characterized by its uniform, closed-grain patterns. Cherry wood has a pinkish-brown hue in its raw state and can exhibit shades of white, yellow, green, pink and even gray. Mineral streaks, gum spots and small "pin holes" are characteristic of the cherry wood species.

Cherry wood gradually mellows with age. All cherry products will darken somewhat with age due to exposure to sun or artificial light.

MAPLE
Rich Maid crafts its maple cabinets from hard maple, rather than the less expensive soft maple used by other manufacturers. Hard maple is a close- or fine-grained wood, prized for its strength and shock resistance. To give you an idea of its strength, hard wood floors and bowling alleys are made from hard maple!

In its natural state, maple typically has a whitish hue. Its color variations range from light red-brown heartwood to the white colored sapwood. Mineral streaks commonly occur in maple and will appear darker when stained.

Maple is an excellent choice to give a contemporary look when stained with Natural, as shown (photo, left).

HICKORY
Hickory is a smooth, strong, close-grained hardwood desirable for its flowing grain patterns and color variations. The species exhibits dramatic color and shade variations, ranging from white to chocolate brown, in its natural state and even when finished. Characteristics of hickory also include random pecks, burls, and mineral streaks found both in its natural state and when finished.

Hickory is exceptionally heavy and hard and has excellent shock resistance.

Hickory is often used as an alternative to oak for consumers who prefer an open-grained wood but want a look other than traditional oak.

OAK
Oak cabinets from Rich Maid Kabinetry are 100% select red oak. Red oak is known for its intense and prominent grain which can vary from a closely knit, vertical grain to a sweeping arch pattern.

A strong, heavy wood, Oak has a high shock resistance. Hue variations are possible in its natural state, ranging in color from salmon-pink to almost white.

Oak is the most widely used wood for manufacturing cabinets and fine furniture and is considered the standard of wooden products.

BIRCH
Birch is even textured and fine grained. This hardwood is strong and heavy with a high resistance to abrasion, making it well suited to kitchen cabinetry. Color varies from creamy-white or yellowish tinged in the sapwood. Heartwood is a light reddish brown. Sometimes birch shows very small pin knots or shiny burl wood.

Because of its smooth, dense surface texture, birch wood paints, stains, and polishes beautifully.

In the 1950's most kitchen cabinets were made from birch. Because of its attractive price and ease of workability, birch remains a popular choice for today's homeowners.

In addition to the woods listed here, Rich Maid craftsmen have the skill and expertise to build cabinetry from many other types of wood. Recently, we have created dream kitchens using Bird's-Eye Maple, Mahogany, Cypress, Lyptus©, Zebrawood, and Bubinga, to name just a few. If an unusual wood is something you would like in your home, your Rich Maid dealer will help you make the selection and then design the best cabinetry to showcase the look that is uniquely yours. Exotic woods are available exclusively in the Rich Maid custom line.

Rich Maid has added WALNUT, QUARTER SAWN RED OAK, QUARTER SAWN WHITE OAK, and LYPTUS to its wood selection. To read about why these fine furniture grade hardwoods are an ideal addition to the full custom Rich Maid line, click here.
CHERRY Cherry is considered the top-of-the-line in hardwoods. Most fine furniture is made from this wood, which is characterized by its uniform, closed-grain patterns. Cherry wood has a pinkish-brown hue in its raw state and can exhibit shades of white, yellow, green, pink and even gray. Mineral streaks, gum spots and small "pin holes" are characteristic of the cherry wood species. Cherry wood gradually mellows with age. All cherry products will darken somewhat with age due to exposure to sun or artificial light.

	MAPLE Rich Maid crafts its maple cabinets from hard maple, rather than the less expensive soft maple used by other manufacturers. Hard maple is a close- or fine-grained wood, prized for its strength and shock resistance. To give you an idea of its strength, hard wood floors and bowling alleys are made from hard maple! In its natural state, maple typically has a whitish hue. Its color variations range from light red-brown heartwood to the white colored sapwood. Mineral streaks commonly occur in maple and will appear darker when stained. Maple is an excellent choice to give a contemporary look when stained with Natural, as shown (photo, left).

HICKORY Hickory is a smooth, strong, close-grained hardwood desirable for its flowing grain patterns and color variations. The species exhibits dramatic color and shade variations, ranging from white to chocolate brown, in its natural state and even when finished. Characteristics of hickory also include random pecks, burls, and mineral streaks found both in its natural state and when finished. Hickory is exceptionally heavy and hard and has excellent shock resistance. Hickory is often used as an alternative to oak for consumers who prefer an open-grained wood but want a look other than traditional oak.

OAK Oak cabinets from Rich Maid Kabinetry are 100% select red oak. Red oak is known for its intense and prominent grain which can vary from a closely knit, vertical grain to a sweeping arch pattern. A strong, heavy wood, Oak has a high shock resistance. Hue variations are possible in its natural state, ranging in color from salmon-pink to almost white. Oak is the most widely used wood for manufacturing cabinets and fine furniture and is considered the standard of wooden products.

	BIRCH Birch is even textured and fine grained. This hardwood is strong and heavy with a high resistance to abrasion, making it well suited to kitchen cabinetry. Color varies from creamy-white or yellowish tinged in the sapwood. Heartwood is a light reddish brown. Sometimes birch shows very small pin knots or shiny burl wood. Because of its smooth, dense surface texture, birch wood paints, stains, and polishes beautifully. In the 1950's most kitchen cabinets were made from birch. Because of its attractive price and ease of workability, birch remains a popular choice for today's homeowners.
In addition to the woods listed here, Rich Maid craftsmen have the skill and expertise to build cabinetry from many other types of wood. Recently, we have created dream kitchens using Bird's-Eye Maple, Mahogany, Cypress, Lyptus©, Zebrawood, and Bubinga, to name just a few. If an unusual wood is something you would like in your home, your Rich Maid dealer will help you make the selection and then design the best cabinetry to showcase the look that is uniquely yours. Exotic woods are available exclusively in the Rich Maid custom line.