Jacobean stain on red oak rift quarter sawn
abick2
8 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (8)
abick2
8 years agoabick2
8 years agoRelated Discussions
White oak cabinets? Not rift or 1/4 sawn. Anyone have them?
Comments (10)Deedles, we put plain oak in our utility room. I'm not against plain oak cabinets at all, but they can be overpowering if there are a lot of cabinets. The stain the cabinet maker used on these is SW chestnut, and it looks more red in person. No underlying yellow at all. if you don't want the oak to absorb too much stain, thus reducing the visible graining, you first need to "fill" the grain. That can be done with a light coat of varnish or shellac or diluted solvent. Or even using gel stain. Your cabinetmaker is the best person to ask about this....See MoreI need photos of your stained rift sawn white oak cabinets! Please? :)
Comments (9)Linelle: your description perfectly captures the difference between my sample and what I'm looking for! My sample is flat and lifeless. What I want is for the wood to look rich and alive. The example I chose may be red oak. I know white oak can be just as lively as red oak though. There are plenty of QS white oak photos that look rich and full of figure. It's the rift white oak that I cannot find good photos of! ILoveRed: I have seen the photo of the tall cabinets in the first kitchen and it is gorgeous! It doesn't show the detail of the wood as clearly as I need but I'll add it to my photos. The second kitchen you found has some really good photos. Thanks so much for finding that for me! omelet: I'm not an expert either but I agree with you - the cut determines the figure of the wood more than the finish. But take a look at the figure on the unstained backside of my sample door: Unstained, it has a lot of wonderful richness and unexpected fleck in too. If they didn't leave the backside unstained I would have never known that RS white oak could look so lively and have such lovely figure. In one of my other threads, we seem to have figured out that they used a mix of woods and cuts on this sample door. The side rails look like RS white oak, top and bottom rails QS white oak and center panel is plain sawn red oak. That's a fantastic suggestion to post on the flooring forum! Off I go......See MoreKitchen Cabinets - Combining Rift Sawn and Quarter Sawn White Oak
Comments (57)Wow, those tiles will be stunning! Yes, great minds think alike lol. It’s nice we found each other, Houzz can be a lonely place when you aren’t doing a white shaker with marble look counters. There is absolutely nothing wrong with white and marble and when done right it’s beautiful- but it would be so so wrong with my house and my existing furniture and decor. My house is a 70s contemporary and since it has lots of natural stone, medium brown woodwork and exposed beams, the Mission style works very well with it. Having said that, I also thought a slavish reproduction of Mission/Arts and Crafts wouldn’t fit, but incorporating some of those elements was my goal. My parents were both antique collectors and a lot was passed down to me, so my decor is a lot of Mission but with some Empire, Eastlake walnut, and a few 60s-70s pieces thrown in the mix, in homage to my “contemporary of its time” house. My eclectic/eccentric style, for lack of a better term, isn’t something I see much in the modern HGTV world, but I often find inspiration in real estate photos from England, where I used to live, where being eccentric eclectic is a more accepted way of life :)...See MoreQuarter sawn oak patches, what should I expect
Comments (16)If you don't specify what you get will be "run of the tree" as it were, a mixture of plain sawn, rift, and quarter depending on which part of the tree it came from and the angle of the cut relative to the growth rings. There are ways the sawyer can optimize yield of rift/quartersawn, but it's very wasteful, hence expensive. The other approach is to sort the boards after they are cut. There will be relatively few quartersawn, again resulting in a higher price. Heres a good diagram. Unfortunately your installer wasn't paying any attention to grain, a very, very common problem in almost everything made of wood (and the reason that most factory cabinets and furniture are drenched in nearly opaque stain). He should either have intermixed the boards with different patterns (the typical solution) or sorted them using the QS wood someplace special or reselling it at a substantial markup....See Moreabick2
8 years agoabick2
8 years agoabick2
8 years agoabick2
8 years agoSombreuil
8 years ago
Related Stories
WOODWoodipedia: Make a Solid Choice With Oak
Forget those low-end products of old. Red and white oak today are beautiful, versatile and relatively inexpensive
Full StoryREMODELING GUIDESYour Floor: An Introduction to Solid-Plank Wood Floors
Get the Pros and Cons of Oak, Ash, Pine, Maple and Solid Bamboo
Full StoryREMODELING GUIDESDesigner Confessions: Torn Between Wood Floors
19 Photos to Help You Choose a Wood Floor Finish
Full StoryHOUZZ TOURSHouzz Tour: Private Castle in Austin
An endless budget and team of artisans create over-the-top house you have to see to believe
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGN5 Favorite Granites for Gorgeous Kitchen Countertops
See granite types from white to black in action, and learn which cabinet finishes and fixture materials pair best with each
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNKitchen of the Week: A Dark Kitchen Brightens Up
A cooking space honors the past while embracing the present
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNWhat Goes With Wood Cabinets?
Make those high-quality cabinets look their best by pairing them with the right colors and materials
Full StoryKITCHEN DESIGNThe 4 Things Home Buyers Really Want in Kitchen Cabinetry
For the biggest return on your kitchen investment, you've got to know these key ingredients for cabinetry with wide appeal
Full StoryKITCHEN OF THE WEEKKitchen of the Week: Colonial Kitchen Opens Up to Scenic Views
A lack of counters and a small sink window motivate a New York couple to update their kitchen to add space for their busy family
Full StoryKITCHEN OF THE WEEKKitchen of the Week: The Calm After the Storm
Ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, a suburban New York kitchen is reborn as a light-filled space with a serene, soothing palette
Full Story
CSKI 13