01-13-2016, 09:34 PM
I have recently joined my churches property committee. As I was going around the various rooms I began to notice how beat up the cabinets look in the classrooms and youth rooms.
I have a ton of pre run Cherry stile and rail material from my dad's business that I had to sell. I also have a lot of 1/4" A2 flat sawn Alder Plywood. The wheels started spinning that perhaps I could use those materials for doors and build new boxes out of uv prefinish birch and have Cherry face frames.
I would stain everything a rich Cherry color. I have never actually worked with Alder, would it be close enough to the untrained eye to look like Cherry? Does it stain well or can it be blotchy like Cherry.
I have used a lot of Cherry in my past projects but never Alder. Thoughts?
I have a ton of pre run Cherry stile and rail material from my dad's business that I had to sell. I also have a lot of 1/4" A2 flat sawn Alder Plywood. The wheels started spinning that perhaps I could use those materials for doors and build new boxes out of uv prefinish birch and have Cherry face frames.
I would stain everything a rich Cherry color. I have never actually worked with Alder, would it be close enough to the untrained eye to look like Cherry? Does it stain well or can it be blotchy like Cherry.
I have used a lot of Cherry in my past projects but never Alder. Thoughts?