I Posted on this site bc I need a professional opinion. I think the doors installed are not what I paid for. Trying to determine what type of wood my cabinet doors are. They seem to be different than the frame. Any help is appreciated.

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Maple.

Wholesale door manuf., depending on their scale, can offer as many as 4 or 5 grades of maple, priced accordingly.

To me they appear to be made out of what could be called paint grade Maple.

Thanks for the replies. Could they be Alder? If they are maple would you expect to get this grade of maple if you were going with a light or natural finish? I added a couple more pics. Thanks again

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No, not Alder. With a clear, natural finish they would look rather spotty. As mentioned in an earlier posting from Steve, there are many grades of Maple.

I agree, not Alder. Low grade maple usually for painted cabinets. Stain grade maple should not have that much varying grain color. Nothing wrong with quality of wood but not intended for clear finish.

Maple. Could be in the soft maple group, which has more color variation (from what I've seen) than the hard maple group.

Nolan, I think the point that our comments have in common is that these are questions that are reasonably expected to be asked of your cabinet supplier, in fact should have been explained to you when ordering, so there would be no disappointment in what you would be getting.

I certainly wouldn't call it paint grade maple. But it's not select either. Plus when taking pictures of maple the stiles and rails will usually appear different shades when they really are much more similar. If you take the door and flip it on it's side the colors may flip also.

Yeah those are a lower grade of maple ply from what I'm seeing. Usually on an A grade you'll get a rotary cut veneer which appears much more even toned. Sometimes the backs have a B grade which is a different cut, (I forget the different names for the cuts, maybe flitch?), but looks like what you have. So very likely maple panels, just not the best grade and probably not the best choice for a natural finish, unless they're on the lower end of the price spectrum.

good luck,
JeffD

Thanks for all the comments. I paid $2000 for doors. Even though I was told so, that price may not have been an actual itemized cost of doors. here are 2 pics that show all the kitchen cabinets. some sections show up in both pics. how does that price seem for the number of doors?

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I don't think Alder, probably soft maple. The angle of the light and the grain orientation can have a big effect on color. These are better than typical paint grade but not up to AWI custom. The veneer panels are a low grade mismatch. Did the $2K include shipping?

It for sure is maple just a lower quality of veneer. Isn't it odd for the end panels on the lower cabinets to go to the floor and not be a toe kick? Or is this common design that I am not aware of?

End panels to the floor are common but suffer from damage due to floor cleaning. Much better to use a kick space, but more expense.

low low grade maple from what i see. $2000 is sky high for flat panel doors!

Those would be around $800 or so from me for stain grade soft maple.

Are they reverse raised solid wood panel doors? That's what they look like from the random color/grain pattern. Still seems like a high price, especially for the grade.

Could be but i have seen some backsides of some nasty maple 1/4" sheetgoods look like that.

B4 looks much nicer than that!

I just supplied stain grade soft maple doors for a kitchen built by a contractor. The maple they used was brown maple sold as white maple to the customer and the wood came from a home center. Home centers have nasty and way overpriced wood.

JR...how much more do you charge for solid 3/8 reversed raised panel doors?
I charge 25% more.

My upcharge for solid wood depends on the species, but 25% is about right for most domestics, including maple.

The different angle of the light and the grain orientation may a big changes or effect of color.