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Caron’s cabinet and furniture doors feature the finest and most durable woods. Decades of development provide you with an extensive range of designs, options and attractive finish colours—but that’s not all. Experience nature’s endless possibilities with our innovative wood selection. You can now choose from classics—such as maple, walnut, and quarter-sawn white oak—as well as Caron’s exclusive green/reclaimed series and the striking exotic beauty of teak, rosewood, padouk, etc.

Beech (american) -VA-

Color
White (sapwood) to reddish brown (heartwood)
Grain
Closed and Fairly straight
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Birch -M-

Color
Creamy yellow to pale brown
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern Canada
Grade
Select

Birds eyes maple -D-

Color
Beige to reddish brown with multiple speckles
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern America
Grade
Select

Black Walnut -N-

Color
Dark brown to purplish black, grayish sapwood
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Cherry -I-

Color
Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain
Closed and uniform with occasional pin knots and gum
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Curly maple -W-

Color
White beige to pale brown
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern America
Grade
Select

Douglas Fir (Straight Grain) -S-

Color
Light brown colour with a touch of red or yellow and darker growth rings pattern
Grain
Straight
Type
Soft wood
Origin
United States, Canada (Pacific coast)
Grade
Select

Douglas Fir (Wild Grain)

Color
Yellowish brown to salmon red
Grain
Wild with conspicuous growth ring pattern
Type
Soft wood
Origin
United States, Canada (Pacific coast)
Grade
Select

Hickory -H-

Color
White (sapwood) to reddish brown (heartwood)
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Knotty cherry -I- (GR4)

Color
Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain
Closed and uniform with occasional pin knots and gum
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Knotty Rustic

Knotty Pine -P-

Color
Nearly white to yellowish with darker knots and gum streaks. Not selected for colours
Grain
Straight to irregular
Type
Soft wood
Origin
Temperate forests of the northern hemisphere
Grade
Knotty Rustic

Knotty red alder -ARN-

Color
Reddish brown with dark knots
Grain
Irregular with lots of natural characteristics
Type
Soft wood
Origin
North America (Pacific coast)
Grade
Knotty Rustic

Knotty Walnut -N- (GR4)

Color
Not selected for color
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Knotty Rustic

Maple -E-

Color
White beige to pale brown
Grain
Closed, usually straight
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern America
Grade
Select

MDF -R-

Color
Grain
Type
Origin
Grade

Quarter cut Black Walnut

Color
Dark brown to purplish black, grayish sapwood
Grain
Closed and straight
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Quarter cut cherry -IQ-

Color
Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain
Straight, closed and uniform with occasional pin knots and gum
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Quarter cut red oak -CRQ-

Color
Pale pink to reddish brown
Grain
Open, straight, occasionally flaked
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Quarter cut white oak -CQ-

Color
Creamy beige to gray brown
Grain
Straight, occasional flake
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Red Alder -AR-

Color
Reddish brown
Grain
Straight, even-textured
Type
Soft wood
Origin
North America (Pacific coast)
Grade
Select

Red Birch -U-

Color
Reddish (heartwood)
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern Canada
Grade
Select

Red cedar -JR-

Color
Light red, occasional streaks of light
Grain
Fairly straight
Type
Soft wood
Origin
United States, Canada (Pacific coast)
Grade
Select

Red oak -C-

Color
Pale pink to reddish brown
Grain
Open
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select

Rustic Birch -M- (GR3)

Color
Not selected for color, Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern Canada
Grade
Rustic

Rustic Maple -E- (GR3)

Color
Not selected for color
Grain
Closed
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern America
Grade
Rustic

Select Pine -PS-

Color
Sapwood is nearly white to pale yellow
Grain
Fairly straight
Type
Soft wood
Origin
Temperate forests of the northern hemisphere
Grade
Select

SILVER MAPLE -ES-

Color
White beige to pale brown
Grain
Closed, usually straight
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern America
Grade
Select

White Ash -F-

Color
Creamy white to brownish yellow
Grain
Open
Type
Hard wood
Origin
Eastern America
Grade
Select

White oak -B-

Color
Creamy beige to gray brown
Grain
Open
Type
Hard wood
Origin
United States (Eastern Regions)
Grade
Select