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I'm building kitchen cabinets in maple wood.
The carcass will be built with PB maple melamine. The melamine will only show inside the cabinets.. The few places that the sides will show (both sides of the window for example, I will put 1/4" maple veneer plywood over the melamine so I can stain it to match the face frames and doors.
I am having the doors made out of maple. I am making the face frames myself. The choice for the face frames is hard or soft maple. Cost difference between soft and hard isn't a big issue because I won't need a huge amount. I prefer hard because it wil take hits better (we have 6 kids). Which maple (hard or soft) will match the doors? Are the doors typically made of hard or soft maple? Is there even much of a difference in color?
On a side note, I am thinking of using baltic birch (1/2") plywood for the drawers. Then i would put a few layers of clear on them to protect against staining and spills. Does this seem like a reasonable choice?
Thanks
Steve
The carcass will be built with PB maple melamine. The melamine will only show inside the cabinets.. The few places that the sides will show (both sides of the window for example, I will put 1/4" maple veneer plywood over the melamine so I can stain it to match the face frames and doors.
I am having the doors made out of maple. I am making the face frames myself. The choice for the face frames is hard or soft maple. Cost difference between soft and hard isn't a big issue because I won't need a huge amount. I prefer hard because it wil take hits better (we have 6 kids). Which maple (hard or soft) will match the doors? Are the doors typically made of hard or soft maple? Is there even much of a difference in color?
On a side note, I am thinking of using baltic birch (1/2") plywood for the drawers. Then i would put a few layers of clear on them to protect against staining and spills. Does this seem like a reasonable choice?
Thanks
Steve