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Veneering New Kitchen Can Doors
Howie
Going to start kitchen job, flat panel doors veneer over baltic birch. Thinking of using either cypress, european beech, anigre, or qtd eucalyptus. Anyone use any of these for kitchens, appreciate hearing about your ecperience. THanks.
Re: Veneering New Kitchen Can Doors
Keith Newton
I've used angre, but I don't know why any would be better than the other. Its which do you like best.
I don't think much of using BB for the substrate. I'd rather not have to worry about any glue-line but my own, so would use MDF.
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Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
I prefer veneering over Baltic birch. Other than looks and price I don't see why one veneer would be preferred over another. Whatever looks best to you.
Re: Veneering New Kitchen Can Doors
Barry Irby
As is always the case, be careful. I used some baltic birch as the panels in flat panel shaker style doors and did not see a defect in one of the pieces until it was painted. Apparently one of the sub plys was missing a knot and it photographed through to the front. Made a slight depression about the size of a quarter. If I had seen it I could have filled it.
That's the only flaw I have found in dozens of sheets of Baltic Birch.
I like the birch plywood a lot better than MDF.
I can't help you with the veneer choice.
Re: Veneering New Kitchen Can Doors
Don Stephan
For doors that would have to hold hinge screws, my choice also would be baltic birch. True baltic is not supposed to have voids in the interior plies, but it's not supposed to rain on saturdays, too. I always veneer both sides with the same adhesive and similar veneer.
Re: Veneering New Kitchen Can Doors
Dick Coers
I have to ask. What does being in a kitchen have to do with species selection? Isn’t it just personal choice?