Hello, I have been doing woodworking as a hobby for about 2 years now, and I don’t pay attention to material type as I make new furniture and designs. Recently I was showing my work and my colleague asked if I could offer my craft in helping him with his clients.
Of course I couldn’t say no, and now I have 2 projects that I will be working on, both cabinet repairs or modifications. I have figured out how to do one repair, but my second project I’m at a loss of 2 things. One is how finish and the second is what kind of wood it is.
I am making a sliding garbage drawer to replace a cavity in their kitchen. They want the finish to look as close as possible to the original and I’m still having a hard time at figuring out what finish and wood type it is.
Below will be 2 pictures. One is hopefully enough bare wood to identify and the second is the front side of the panel, hopefully clear enough to figure out the finish.
It’s the typical manufactured contracted kitchens. I feel like there’s only 2 choices of finish when building several houses at a time, a dark espresso finish or this yellowish finish.
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Looks like soft maple to me. Probably an oil based finish that has yellowed over time. You'll need to expirement to match the color.
Thanks MJ, I was leaning towards Maple, but wanted a second opinion. Does a natural oil base finish yellow or did it start as a darker pigment?
If it’s manufactured it’s probably maple or yellow birch with a light coat of sprayed oil based varnish that has yellowed.
Is it solid wood, or ply?
I agree that's its an oil-based varnish or poly over bare wood, and the finish has yellowed.
Birch then maple are my picks too.
I appreciate it everyone. I have determined it's solid maple with either a maple or clear stain. Birch is still 2 on the list, but I believe they're a bit interchangeable, as well as my future proposal to do an facelift on his exposed kitchen cabinetry.
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