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Inset Panel Material for Clear Coat and Stained Wood Doors
Hi Chad and Team,
What is the inset material for doors other than painted doors. There is a clear explanation of paint grade but not for the other doors. Do the non-painted doors have options for the inset material? Are they veneer of the same wood type as the frame, or are they MDF?
Another question, for the painted doors, are the wood texture visible at all? Do you have a painted option with the wood texture still more or less visible?
Thanks.
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We have hard maple with painted (conversion varnish). There is zero wood grain. From looking at that varnish layer, i can’t imagine any grain showing regardless of the wood species.
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The only time wood grain will show through the paint is on white oak and red oak, with a slight chance on sapele. All other wood species are tight-grained enough that the paint will create a smooth finish.
For painted products, I generally recommend maple paint grade since it offers greater resistance to dents and dings.
On flat inset panel doors (such as Shaker, Westminster, etc.), the panel will be a matching wood veneer over an HDF core. For raised panel doors (like Windsor or Seattle), the panel will be solid wood, as the shaping process requires a solid material to achieve the selected profile.
