RE: [GBlist] "Green" kitchen cabs

["Ralph Bicknese" <ralph.bicknese@christnerinc.com>]

Sacie:

Wheatboard is pretty cool stuff.  It is not difficult to work, and is
comparable to working with mdf, the standard for many cabinet carcasses.  In
addition wheat board makes an interesting finish surface.  It is available
prefinished in a variety of environmentally friendly, semi-transparent,
high-tech looking colored stains, or clear.  Like mdf though it is not
particularly water resistant and takes special care (more sealer, care with
placement and treatment of seams, etc.) if used near water.

Cheers,
Ralph Bicknese

-----Original Message-----
From: Sacie H Lambertson [mailto:dlambert@grasshoppernet.com]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:42 PM
To: greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: Re: [GBlist] "Green" kitchen cabs

Speaking of green kitchen cabinets, since I've never seen the material, is
wheatboard suitable for the carcasses of kitchen cabinets?  How does it
compare to plywood or MDF, not in its greeness, but in the practical
aspects of working with it?  Sacie Lambertson

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