Knotty alder stain. Alder is a medium density hardwood that is often used with furniture trim doors and finer finishing. This cabinet has a clear finish on it that produces a beautiful honey color with contrasting light and dark grain throughout the door. In hindsight the red hues in the red oak floor mixed with the dark rich tones of the knotty alder and proved to be a wonderful combination. Could be adapted for pine or other stain able doors.
When one applies a stain to grain that is not parallel to the surface of the board and is almost end grain the stain absorbs much faster and darker areas are seen such as the door in the photo which is a great looking door to me. See more ideas about knotty alder alder alder wood. With the red oak floor it all turned out beautifully. Alder is a soft closed grained hardwood which has almost the same grain and color characteristics as cherry.
All knots worm holes mineral streaks and color variations are included at no additional cost. The natural knotty alder is a five piece solid wood door with a square raised panel and a natural stain. May 9 2012 explore schulersouthtexs board finishes knotty alder on pinterest. Log home builders love to use these beautiful character grade rustic knotty alder doors in their log homes.
Many door designs are available and these rustic doors can be made as exterior doors or interior doors. Not all of our finishes are represented here however please browse this selection of our more popular finishes. Rustic knotty alder doors. Step by step with ideas.
You wont need conditioner if theyre using the knotty alder then theyre looking for a rustic look. Mar 25 2020 explore uberdoorss board knotty alder doors followed by 295 people on pinterest. Considerations for staining glazing and urethaning knotty alder doors commonly available from lowes and home depot. We just built a knotty alder study for a client who had us stain it a darker color.
It can be stained to resemble most popular wood finishes but it is a notoriously difficult wood to stain as it often results in uneven coloring without proper preparation. One distressedglazed the other just stained. Alder is one of our most common used hardwoods and makes a very warm elegant kitchen bath or study. Ive done a couple of knotty alder jobs and lots and lots of alder jobs its real big here in socal.
Color consistency on alder is better than that of cherry or maple.