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Reclaimed Heart Pine Custom Cabinetry

A cabinetmaker’s experience leads him to speak more often of a wood’s "personality." Koa and Bubinga are exotic, not just because they are imported, which is all "exotic" technically means, but also because they excite our imaginations. 

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Black Walnut and Rosewood connote a rich formality, as distinctive as Cherry’s overtones of enduring warmth. Reclaimed Heart Pine veritably exudes a worldly antiquity, commensurate with the age of the timbers from which it is re-sawn.

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These characterizations reflect our intimate experience with a wood in its most appropriate applications. 

Oak has long been preferred for drawer parts because it is hard enough to resist ware… thus its connotations of smart efficiency and steadfast durability. Mahogany’s workability with hand tools made it the favorite of 18th century makers, so it virtually speaks, "tradition."

 

The entire time we are developing a design, we are considering the personality of the wood to be used. We are consulting our extensive sources of supply, checking on the availability of the figure and color we demand, and scouring new sources for new varieties.