When you choose Tri-Star Cabinets, you have 11 different wood species to choose from. Please take the time to educate yourself about each particular species, so that you will have a better understanding of what you will be purchasing.

Wood Characteristics

• Oak: Tan to reddish brown in color. Red oak is a strong wood used for its natural beauty of open grain, mineral streaks, wormholes, and knots, which are all considered as the fingerprints of nature.
• Pine: Off-white to yellow to orange brown in color. Pine is a naturally soft wood enhanced by knots that are found throughout its grain.
• Birch: Off-white to light brown in color. Birch is a subtle grained species of wood that is very smooth in texture and light in color. Color variations, knots, bird's eyes (small black dots), and wormholes are examples of its character.
• Hickory: Off-white to gray to dark brown in color. The most unique feature with hickory is its wide color variation. This is commonly known as a "Zebra-stripe" effect. Knots and wormholes bring additional life to this particularly strong and closed grained wood species.
• Beech: Varies in color, ranging anywhere from white with a red tinge or may be light to dark reddish brown. It is generally a straight-grained wood with a close uniform texture. Beech takes color and stain easily and also looks good in its natural color.
• Silver Maple: Off-white to grayish white in color. Silver Maple is naturally straight grained and smooth in texture but may have sugar streaks, occasional mineral and pin knots or sometimes curly grain marks giving the wood character.
• Maple: Off-white to light brown in color. Much like birch, maple is a subtle grained wood that is smooth in texture and light in color. Curly grain, sugar streaks, and bird's eyes are some examples of what you will see when looking at a maple door.
• Alder:Light brown or pale yellow to medium reddish brown. Alder is somewhat uniform in color throughout and is fairly straight-grained with a uniform texture. It has an appearance similar to cherry wood.
• Cherry: Pink to reddish brown to deep red in color. Cherry is a strong wood with an open grain, which is accomplished by knots, mineral streaks, an color variation. The more natural light received by this wood, the darker it becomes.
• Walnut: Variances of light and dark areas in the wood. Darker stains tend to disguise this characteristic more than lighter stains. Natural change in color from original color (this will happen in as short as 6 to 12 months). Depending on the light of each individual area, color change will vary.
• Bamboo: Tan to brown in color. Bamboo is an Environmentally Preferred Product. It has a tight grained appearance with narrow staves, scattered color, specks and nodes giving it the wood it's own distinct look.