Cabinet Grade Wood

The wood yard is a friendly hardwood and specialty lumber store that caters to the furniture and cabinet builder the home hobbyist and craftsman.

Cabinet grade wood.

Yes cabinet grade planks are durable enough to serve as cabinetry but because the wood isn t as hard as furniture grade wood it dings dents warps scratches and is more susceptible to physical damage over time. X 96 in product overview for flatness and stability these panels are laid up on composed cores using exterior pf resin. We offer superior grade domestic and imported lumber and plywood for all your projects. Cherry maple ash hickory and oak.

Cabinet grade wood is mediocre. How cabinet quality lumber is graded unlike dimension lumber which manufacturers grade according to its use in construction as full width and length members hardwood is graded according to the expected number of clear face cuts a board will yield. Cabinet grade plywood panel common. Baird brothers offers an extensive inventory of premium hardwood plywood.

While lumber of the same species and size is at the mill it s designated and separated by grade. We re here 8 00 am to 5 00 pm monday through saturday. All plywoods are cabinet grade and are stocked in red oak white oak hard maple cherry birch poplar black walnut ash hickory and mahogany in 1 4 1 2 3 4 nominal thickness and 4 x 8 sheets. Cabinet doors and face frames are often made from solid hardwoods.

And because most hardwood is expected to be made into furniture these cuts will be from 2 to 7. It s then identified by a stamp and often inventoried by its grade and species. Before we get into the different grades of lumber let s take a look at the various defects you may find in a piece of lumber. These depend on various factors like the type of wood used and the number and types of defects if any.

Cabinets are built using hardwood solids and plywood and both materials will matter when you are picking what is best. When selecting wood look for its grading stamp because different lumberyards sometimes use different names for the same grade. Lumber is graded based on the quality and appearance of the wood. It doesn t matter what your skills are we aim to provide friendly service and advice.

Boxed or prefabricated cabinets are built using low grade thin materials that are overlaid with a wood veneer. An overview of lumber grades and wood quality.