I will be ordering two fiberglass clad wood doors from Milgard and I have the option of selecting either eastern white pine (EWP) or vertical grain douglas fir (VGDF). In the room where the doors will be installed my cabinets are aged, all heartwood cherry with a clear finish so they have that classic medium dark brown color at this point. The wood for the cabinets was hand selected for knots, defects and inclusions so they are very rustic looking.
My question is if you had to make either EWP or VGDF look as much like naturally aged cherry heartwood as possible which species would you choose? What stain would you use? If there is not a difference in the staining qualities of either of these woods which species is better suited to the interior side of an exterior door?
Thanks,
Tim