Ron Bontz
05-08-2008, 10:54 PM
I was at one of those, you know, "warehouse stores" looking at their unfinished as well as finished kitchen cabinets. I asked one of the cabinet sales persons about some Shenandoa cabinets, angled base ends. Trying to speed things up, I was considering buying some and building the rest.
Well I asked about the "particle board sides" and boy what an answer I received. Besides hearing about his 30 years building houses and how much junk those other brands were, I was told in no uncertain terms these were not particle board. They were "furniture board" and were "water proof" as well as having been used by furniture companies for over 30 years. He /she even went so far as to tell me the company dips the various cabinets in a vat of water to demonstrate how plywood warps. That will teach me for asking a question. I have seen a lot of "particle board" over the past 30 years or so. I have also built a few pieces of furniture and cabinets here and there. Something I did not mention to the sales person as I was too engrossed in the story line and was afraid he might have a weapon under that desk. I must confess though in my 30 plus years butchering wood I have never come across "furniture board", nor have I ever seen the need or known anyone to have a need to submerge their cabinets in water. Are we talking golf states here? None the less I thought since this site is a wealth of never ending knowledge I would ask all you creekers out there. I know I don't get out much. But is there such a thing as "water proof furniture board" out there or is this just another particle board fantasy buy those who do not wish to use the more expensive plywood?
Well I asked about the "particle board sides" and boy what an answer I received. Besides hearing about his 30 years building houses and how much junk those other brands were, I was told in no uncertain terms these were not particle board. They were "furniture board" and were "water proof" as well as having been used by furniture companies for over 30 years. He /she even went so far as to tell me the company dips the various cabinets in a vat of water to demonstrate how plywood warps. That will teach me for asking a question. I have seen a lot of "particle board" over the past 30 years or so. I have also built a few pieces of furniture and cabinets here and there. Something I did not mention to the sales person as I was too engrossed in the story line and was afraid he might have a weapon under that desk. I must confess though in my 30 plus years butchering wood I have never come across "furniture board", nor have I ever seen the need or known anyone to have a need to submerge their cabinets in water. Are we talking golf states here? None the less I thought since this site is a wealth of never ending knowledge I would ask all you creekers out there. I know I don't get out much. But is there such a thing as "water proof furniture board" out there or is this just another particle board fantasy buy those who do not wish to use the more expensive plywood?