Royal Cabinet Company
Custom Cabinet Materials
Custom made wood cabinetry goes against the grain of today’s
mass produced, throwaway age. We work using one of nature’s
finest and most beautiful raw materials – wood. Although every
tree shares the characteristics of its species, each individual
piece of wood displays a unique face of its own. Unlike
factory-made materials, every board and flitch of veneer we use
has a unique life story. In the 40 - 60 years it takes a tree to
mature, a one-of-a-kind grain pattern and texture develops. Like
fine silks, leather, and precious stones, wood cabinetry’s
beauty flows from its range of color and variety of character
markings.
So what produces all these differences? The word “figure” is
used to describe the pattern produced in a wood surface by
annual growth rings, knots, rays, and deviations from regular
grain, such as interlocked and wavy, and irregular coloration.
Boards from the same tree show significant variations in figure.
For example, the “younger” wood closer to the bark (sapwood)
will be lighter than the heartwood in the central portion. Wood
can also display the colorizing effects of ground based minerals
and other essential elements that trees absorb as they grow.
Even birds and insects contribute to character formation of wood
by leaving their “marks” in the wood.
Royal cabinets are built to last a lifetime (or two). Take time
to learn about the available woods, choose wisely, and always
remember “no two pieces of wood are alike”. Because of wood’s
glorious non-mass produced character, your cabinetry will be
uniquely beautiful and like none other in the world.
Clicking on the images below will allow you to see finished
samples of some of our more popular wood species. In addition to
these five species, we offer ten other woods to choose from.
Clicking on the images below will allow you to see the some of
the variations you can realize from each species.
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Cherry |
Maple |
Lyptus |
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Red Oak |
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Pine |
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