Cabinet Finish?

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Cabinet Finish?

May 25, 2019, 01:24:29 pm

Thought I would ask the forum on this; wife says wood is walnut, I say it is cherry. Tried to find what wood was used in the owners book, but nothing in there on what was installed. Your help and expertise is sought after!

Thanks in advance!

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Reply #1 – May 25, 2019, 01:25:35 pm

I think roger would be more keen on this topic.. he will chime in I am sure

Post a pic

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Reply #2 – May 25, 2019, 01:35:44 pm

Sure looks like cherry to me.

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Reply #3 – May 25, 2019, 01:40:52 pm

Do you have a picture of a larger area?

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Reply #4 – May 25, 2019, 01:41:39 pm

X2 on cherry, but I am not a wood connoisseur...

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Reply #5 – May 25, 2019, 01:46:21 pm

I would guess that cherry wood could be finished with a walnut stain, but I'm not sure that walnut wood would take a cherry stain as well.

If you have your build number the factory ought to be able to tell you.

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Reply #6 – May 25, 2019, 02:22:11 pm

Sometime they started adding the wood make up in the coach Model Id info like SteveB's coach info. His coach 4220 number, the last number is the wood call out. If your coach is new enough (being a 2000 it should be) to have these numbers the last digit will be either 0-3 IIRC, Each number being different wood. If you don't have those numbers then I will vote for whatever Rodger thinks.

Mike

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Reply #7 – May 25, 2019, 03:04:57 pm

I have seen 2000 U320s in walnut or cherry. They were both U320 options in 2000. Cherry will be more red than the browner walnut. Some species of walnut can have some red tint as well. The picture looks like cherry to me. If you look at the wood where it has been covered cherry will usually look lighter, walnut will usually be darker. Different species react differently to sunlight oxidation. But then there at are lots of different types of walnut from different areas of the country. Same with cherry. It takes a bit of effort to try to match aged wood with new wood.

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Reply #8 – May 25, 2019, 03:20:58 pm

Thanks everyone. I will call factory on Tuesday to verify.
It sure looks like cherry to me as well.
The reason I asked is I want to add a TV cabinet in the slide and theater seats behind the passenger seat.

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Reply #9 – May 25, 2019, 03:36:33 pm

Without some reference color in the picture it's quite difficult to tell, but my guess would be cherry.

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Reply #10 – May 25, 2019, 10:38:37 pm

The door grab handle looks like walnut to me. ;-).

Rich

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Reply #11 – May 25, 2019, 11:58:20 pm

Looks to be cherry. Walnut is drawer

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Reply #12 – May 26, 2019, 08:35:32 am

Quote from: Rich Bowman – May 25, 2019, 10:38:37 pm

The door grab handle looks like walnut to me. ;-).

Rich

Rich, it seems to depend on how the light hits the furniture for sure! Will post on findings when I get the results from the mother ship!

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Reply #13 – May 26, 2019, 10:56:50 am

I added a couple pieces of wood to the interior of our U300. Our wood is walnut but others could be cherry. Walnut has a distinctive smell when run through a table saw. Guess this is not an option here.

Pierce

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Reply #14 – May 26, 2019, 12:28:09 pm

I attached a picture of my "lightened" walnut. 22 years is time for alot for lightning of walnut. Back by the bathroom my walnut is darker.

Never, and I've walked in many, have I mistook walnut for cherry or cherry for walnut. Cherry, as another said , has a definite red hue to it. It is beautiful, as is the walnut. The lightened walnut, although lighter, maintains the brown hue.

It will be interesting when you contact FT with your build number and we find out which wood is in your rv. Yours looks like cherry to me also, however, pictures are not that accurate on hue, and so it appears more to me like walnut.

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Reply #15 – May 26, 2019, 01:16:00 pm

To me, looks light enough to be oak.

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Reply #16 – May 26, 2019, 01:54:42 pm

Here are pictures of sanded, unfinished lumber.
Red Oak (88)
Sweet Cherry (89)
Black Cherry (90)
Black Walnut (91)

And sealed.
Black Cherry, sealed (090..)
Black Walnut, sealed (26D...)
Red Oak Sealed (261...)

Wood Finder | The Wood Database

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Reply #17 – May 27, 2019, 10:30:23 am

Did FT ever use oak in the 1998 U270?

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Reply #18 – May 27, 2019, 10:35:05 am

I had a 1999 with oak. I thought that was the standard wood in a U-270

Beam alarm website - wood not listed in brochure for the 1998 U-270

Foretravel brochures, specifications and manuals Information Links

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Reply #19 – May 27, 2019, 10:36:03 am

Quote from: John/Pat – May 27, 2019, 10:30:23 am

Did FT ever use oak in the 1998 U270?

YES

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Reply #20 – May 27, 2019, 10:36:52 am

My understanding is that oak was the standard wood used in U270 models of that era.

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Reply #21 – May 27, 2019, 10:37:39 am

Quote from: D.J. Osborn – May 27, 2019, 10:36:52 am

My understand is that oak was the standard wood used in U270 models of that era.

CORRECT

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Reply #22 – May 27, 2019, 11:44:06 am

In the brochures the wood type is usually listed under "Hand-crafted _______ Cabinetry"

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Reply #23 – May 27, 2019, 02:59:35 pm

Good catch Roger!

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Reply #24 – May 27, 2019, 08:45:49 pm

Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 – May 27, 2019, 11:44:06 am

In the brochures the wood type is usually listed under "Hand-crafted _______ Cabinetry"

Being a finish carpenter in the past, I would also say, "Some of the tightest miter joints I've ever seen!

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