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Latest Kitchen-Alder
Post by tagco on Mar 3^rd, 2014, 2:57pm

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Re: Latest Kitchen-Alder
Post by Rob on Mar 4^th, 2014, 1:50pm

Nice! I don't think I have ever worked with Alder. What would it compare to? Is it harder like maple or more like poplar?

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Re: Latest Kitchen-Alder
Post by tagco on Mar 5^th, 2014, 06:33am

It sometimes called poor mans cherry.
It is like cherry but more brownish in color.
Very nice to work with. Pre washing helps with blotch.
It is getting expensive here in Minnesota, out west it is
Cheaper in price. Very knotty unless you get clear.
It use to be a tree they cut down and trashed just to
Get to good trees. Takes stain nice. My son in Idaho
Uses it a lot.

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