Jeremy Carlsten Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 My friend recently bought a house in for closure, it has these beautiful wormy Chestnut built in cabinets. However the previous owner took all of the shelves and some of the doors. They have enough doors left to fill the bottom so that looks nice. What would you guys use for all of the shelves? I'm understanding that wormy Chestnut is hard to find and expensive. Thanks Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 When i made cabinets for my kitchen in my previous house i did a prefinished plywood for the shelves with a thin piece of wood gluded to the edge. My current house the shelves are particle board with a similar edge treatment. Grain and color wise Chestnut is going to be hard to match. Elm comes to mind but that againisn't an easy wood to find. Ash can be similar grain wise in some species but it's going to be differentin color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 If they are after wood that comes close to Chestnut. Then Sassafras is the answer. It ages to look like chestnut and with the proper staining can look like it right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 I would use something close for the shelves and add a strip of wormy chestnut on the front edge for appearance. Over the years I have built matching replacement drawers for foreclosure & rental homes. Matching the molding patterns isn't that hard but the finish can be tricky. I think if someone is facing eviction they take the drawer rather than pack the silverware & utensils. Taking shelves & doors almost seems spiteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Find some hardwood, apply stain and a topcoat. Who said you have to match the shelves to the exterior? Besides it will look sexy . I replaced some pantry shelves with steamed flame birch and coated them with a good drying oil. Man, tell you what, that pantry looked classy! -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 There's a bunch for sale on eBay if you can find what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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