Cliff Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Buying plywood back for a large case I'm making. Case is Walnut. My choices are Maple, Cherry, African mahagony and sapele (ribbon stripe) Thoughts? This will have glass sides, glass door fronts, figured Walnut shelves and I will put lighting under every shelf. Concerned that my favorite, sapele, will be too dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 i don't think sapele would be to dark Cliff, especially if you're planing on lights in every shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Someone mentioned in another thread and I did the same on a cherry cabinet that I built, use beaded ply and paint it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, K Cooper said: beaded ply and paint it. Good idea. With Walnut something like a really dark green or hunter green. I think that is what Bmac mentioned he like to do with Walnut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Someone mentioned in another thread and I did the same on a cherry cabinet that I built, use beaded ply and paint it. 6 minutes ago, Chet said: Good idea. With Walnut something like a really dark green or hunter green. I think that is what Bmac mentioned he like to do with Walnut. Yes, I did mention that, a good solution and I think it's a natural match, at least to my eye. Of course, depends on other color schemes in the room. Cliff, sounds like you are concerned about it being too dark so dark green, even though looks good it may not be what you are after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks for the thoughts guys. I made this post as I was leaving for the hardwood place. He only had Maple which was the direction I was leaning anyway. Fyi I found out today that tiger Maple ply runs $265/sheet. Then add $160 for shipping. YIKES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted August 16, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Tiger maple does not look good painted! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, K Cooper said: Tiger maple does not look good painted! I honestly cannot stand painted wood of any kind. Everything about it makes me mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 I was going to vote cherry it's a good medium color and pairs very well grain and texture wise with walnut. The are a match made like lamb and tunafish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 7:52 PM, Chestnut said: I was going to vote cherry it's a good medium color and pairs very well grain and texture wise with walnut. The are a match made like lamb and tunafish. Does it bother you that the cherry darkens and walnut lightens over time though? I was trying to think if I'd like the look of it in 20 years type situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, Cliff said: Does it bother you that the cherry darkens and walnut lightens over time though? I was trying to think if I'd like the look of it in 20 years type situation. The change is so slow and minuscule that i doubt you'll notice it. It's not like 19 years 355 days you'll be ok with the color but at 20 years your going to say "nope too light time to go". But no it doesn't really bother me. Most of what i make is cherry so it's only going to get better looking as it ages. Walnut gets a lot of hype and for good reason it's a beautiful wood and is wonderful to work but i think the fact that it ages lighter is one of the very few drawbacks one other being the price with the final one being that it tends to have more knots than cherry. The other thing is i tend to celebrate that wood changes color instead of dread it. I love natural processes and think that if this is how nature designed it, i'm happy to be along for the ride. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 42 minutes ago, Chestnut said: The change is so slow and minuscule that i doubt you'll notice it. It's not like 19 years 355 days you'll be ok with the color but at 20 years your going to say "nope too light time to go". But no it doesn't really bother me. Unlike your lamb and tuna, huh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 10 hours ago, K Cooper said: Unlike your lamb and tuna, huh? Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it, right? But you go first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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