Gerstner question

From their site

ydb1md

>Golden Oak

Golden Oak products have a medium to dark golden stain color. This color is similar to the natural aging process that occurs in chests that we see over 40 years old. This golden color gives them an antique look that brings out the richness of the grain patterns.

We only use quartersawn white oak, which is renowned for its stability and unique "tiger striping" grain. Not every piece of oak is highly figured with this "striping", however we can custom match a chest for you, please contact us for a price quote. Your new oak chest will darken over time.

Re: Gerstner question

ydb1md

>They have a lot of information about their construction on their site.

If the sides appear to be a solid piece of wood, they're most likely not but the craftsman did his job well. In a piece that wide there is at least one, possibly three or four, glue joints. The nice thing is that it's not hard to hide an edge joint in quartersawn oak.

Re: Gerstner question

Bruce, a MN Galoot

>I agree with the QS joining ability business. My concern is the T&G joint that holds the top rail and side panels. There's going to be expansion/contraction and that would be minimized by using QS wood. I've read their site, just not apparently well enough.

Got any insight into the bottom/side joint question?

Thanks

bh

Re: Gerstner question

ydb1md

>I don't think you'll have a problem with expansion and contraction. From what I see on their site their deepest cabinets are 12" deep. Because you're using QS lumber you're minimizing wood movement from the get-go. So, I wouldn't have a lot of concern with that issue.