Clear Alder Wood Cabinets
Clear alder is relatively soft wood with a moderately fine uniform grain.
Clear alder wood cabinets. Clear alder accepts stain evenly often making it indistinguishable from cherry in appearance. Alder is often used as a face frame material on birch plywood cabinets. Advanced cabinets carries few different lines of kitchen and bathroom cabinets in stock. With durability of laminate you get the look and feel real wood.
Rinse the paste off with clean water and dry with a clean towel. Some people consider this look blotchy while others think it complements the natural features of the wood. Clear alder wood with horizontal grain panels with modern shaker door style. Try mixing 1 part dish soap or laundry detergent with 2 parts warm water for a gentle solution.
Alder wood is a good candidate for staining if the surface of the wood is prepared properly. Alder is one of our most common used hardwoods and makes a very warm elegant kitchen bath or study. Kern group example of a trendy kitchen design in kansas city the wood is clear alder with mission oak sherwin williams bac wiping stain with 4oz per gallon of brown concentrate added. Trying to decide between cherry and alder cabinet doors.
Whether you have quality rta cabinets from knotty alder cabinets or a custom cabinet solution. Unlike cherry clear alder gets lighter with age and exposure to sunlight. Alder is a soft closed grained hardwood which has almost the same grain and color characteristics as cherry. Taylorcraft cabinet door co.
Not all of our finishes are represented here however please browse this selection of our more popular finishes. Shares differences between the two and some important considerations. Main shot of kitchen. Don t scrub too hard or use steel wool as it will scratch the wood.
It is characterized by light brown and reddish undertones. Our italian and austrian thermo fused melamine adds rich depth texture to your contemporary design. However alder wood tends to stain unevenly showing areas of light and dark. Alder s resemblance to birch hardwood at half the price makes it an acceptable substitution.
Here s how to clean wooden kitchen cabinets with stubborn stains like syrup or chocolate. With color that ranges from light tan to reddish brown clear alder is similar in appearance to cherry but much softer which is useful when producing distressed and antiqued finishes. Make a paste of vinegar and salt. Clear alder is a light hardwood with no knots having a grain pattern similar to cherry.
Color consistency on alder is better than that of cherry or maple.