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Robert Trotter
02-25-2012, 12:54 AM
I have a some cabinet doors I recycled from a display home. I have used them in my small office and I need to make some drawer fronts to match.
I have a guess about what the wood may be but I'd like your opinion. Thanks. Rob
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Robert Trotter
02-25-2012, 5:46 AM
I'm thinking it is maple but I have never used maple before so I am unsure.
I'm also thinking it might be hard maple going by the end grain??

In appearance, are hard maple and pacific coast maple the same?

Trevor Walsh
02-25-2012, 7:46 AM
I agree that it looks like maple.

Jeff Wittrock
02-25-2012, 10:26 AM
Another vote for Maple

Phil Harding
02-25-2012, 10:35 AM
Definitely Maple.

Roy Lindberry
02-25-2012, 12:29 PM
Looks like hard maple to me, though the right hand stile and the panel remind me a bit of cherry. Given the overall look of the wood though, I'm going with Eastern Maple.

Chris Griggs
02-25-2012, 12:37 PM
though the right hand stile and the panel remind me a bit of cherry.

Ok I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw the right stile and thought cherry at first. However, i do agree, overall looks like maple.

Sam Murdoch
02-25-2012, 1:10 PM
That right stile suggests ALDER to me. But I don't see any of the rays that are typical of Alder, so I'm thinking Maple after all.

Jessica Pierce-LaRose
02-25-2012, 1:34 PM
It also looks a little like some birch I've worked with, which if you're making companion parts by hand, I find a little easier to work than maple. Maple is also a little more annoying to me when trying to get a consistent color between pieces, but I'm not the best finisher by far. But in general, looks like maple to me.

Robert Trotter
02-26-2012, 3:17 AM
Thanks guys for the input

Chris Toledano
02-26-2012, 12:37 PM
It is definatly Hard maple. The right style is just a little mineral discoloration that is very common in maple. At first I thought it was western or soft maple but after further review it is all hard maple.;)

Salem Ganzhorn
02-26-2012, 1:39 PM
It is maple but I don't think one can easily tell soft from hard maple with a small picture (or even with a few pictures for that matter).
Salem