Wood Finishes and Flexibility
Bookwalls Woods and Finishes
At Bookwalls, the most appropriate and premium hardwoods and finishes are hand selected and crafted to assure a quality lasting design. We work with you to select woods and finishes that will enhance your home and offer you a beautifully designed unit.
We match the finish to the application, using state of the art, award winning environmentally friendly lacquers and highly UV resistant stains and dyes manufactured by ICA . Our finishing process assures our Bookwalls will be durable, beautiful, and easy to maintain.
Starting with the natural hardwoods as shown in samples below, we can finish with a natural clear protective coating, or you can select from one of our many stain and dye samples.
Stain Selections:
Cherry Selections
Fire Brush 1019 Traditional Cherry 2011
Spiced Cider 1008 Roasted Pepper 2002
Artful Auburn 1020 Rum Raisin 2020
Mayan Mystery 1036 Cabernet 2075
Cheyenne Rock 1073 Cherry Rose 2073
Lobster Tail 1074 Robust Cherry 2074
Maple Selections
Phoenix Sun 1002 Ginger 2002
Provincial Maple 1016 Sunset 2010
Indian Summer 1019 Copper 2019
Honey Wood 1073 Brick 2020
Almost Apricot 1074 Autumn Leaf 2073
Fiesta 1075 Fired Clay 2074
Oak Selections
Light Oak Medium Oak
Dark Oak Honey Oak
Auburn Mahogany Restoration Oak
Charcoal Cognac
Ebony Natural
Pickle
Additional Selections
Whisper White Zurich White
Parchment Linen White Winter Garden
We can match most color samples or chip numbers from most major paint manufacturers.
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Detail on the hardwoods we use:
Note that the woods presented below are representative of either solid wood or veneer-core products.
Cherry
Cherry is a fine-grained hardwood that ranges in color tone from near white through pinks and reds. Its subtle grain patterns are enhanced by localized color variations of green, pink, or yellow streaks with occasional flecks and gum pockets. Cherry is known and expected to darken over time with exposure to light, creating a rich and beautiful patina.
Hard Maple
Hard Maple is hard, strong and a heavy wood. It is highly resistant to wear and is also an excellent choice. The wood has a fine, uniform texture and is generally straight grained. The tightly swirled grain is very muted and subtle, for this reason natural and lightly colored stains are popular. The sapwood displays a creamy white hue with a tinge of reddish brown, and the heartwood ranges from light to dark reddish brown.
Red Oak
Red Oak is exceptionally hard, has excellent resistance to wear, and is a popular choice. Straight grained with a coarse texture, this strong wood has sapwood that is white to light brown, while the heartwood displays a light reddish hue.
Veneer Core Plywood
A1 Grade
This is the highest grade veneer core ply that is produced. Used for architectural paneling, quality furniture, cabinetry or any other application where the best appearance is needed. We use veneer core plywood.
Veneer Core Plywood
This is the strongest type of plywood. The grain is laid and bonded running at right angles to adjacent plies causing the grain to lock reducing shrinkage in width. It gives strength in all directions. The panel does have an overall grain running lengthwise. This grain direction provides the panel with its greatest strength.
Advantages
Renewable Resource - A natural product from a renewable resource.
Beautiful Grain - Preferred because of its warmth and natural markings.
Strength - Unique cross-layered structure makes it pound for pound stronger than steel.
Efficiency - More of the log is used in this product than lumber. Thus there is less waste.
