Reddish-brown to pale yellow wood with soft, straight grain, even texture, and subtle figure. Alder will have small knots, under a 1/4" diameter, adn backs of doors and drawer fronts.
Knotty Alder
Same as Alder, plus larger, open, secure knots.
Durable, moderately-strong hardwood with ressish-brown hue, straight grain, & fine texture. Cherry may have brown flecks, gum pockets, and pin holes. Cherry darkens with age and exposure to light.
Beech
A Gerrman hardwood whitish to reddish brown, straight-grained wood with small grey flecks and light mineral coloring and streaking, Beech is a strong wood with a denisty.
Rustic Beech
Same features as Beech, plus Rustic will include repaired knots of various sizes and heavy coloring and streaking.
A dense, tough, coarse - textured wood with white sapwood and reddish-brown heartwood. The color and graining patterns will have variations from black to brown in the heartwood to yellow in the sapwood. Certain stains will amplify the effect. The finished look of a hickory kitchen is usually described as "Rustic", "Wild", or "Natural" .
Maple
Hard Maple is heavy, straigh-grained wood with a fine texture. The sapwood is white and selected for it's light color.
Red oak is a straight-grained hardwood with a coarse texture and a pinkish-red hue. The texture of the wood varies according to the rate of growth. Knotty oak is available.
Paint Grade
Paint-grade hardwood face frames, door rails, stiles, and center panels; paint grade hardwood veneer for the cabinet ends. (Used with opaque finishes with burn-thru or any distressing).
MDF Paint
Paint-grade hardwood face frames, door rails, and stiles; Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) center panels, and paint grade hardwood veneer cabinet ends.