Alder

• Clear: Pin knots are allowed in the grade. Alder is not as hard as a Maple but the superior grade provides a beautiful smooth grain on both sides. The color is white and consistent through the board.
• Knotty: This allows mineral streak in the grade as well as open knots
• Relatively soft hardwood of medium density

White Rift Cut Oak

• This is a very consistent color. What makes rift is the way you cut the log . This is not conventional cutting – cut the log into 4 pieces this will produce rift. The fiber is also consistent due to the size of the log. When you cut for rift you are getting the best region of the log for color and fiber this is why the log yield is low but the quality is very high.
• A hard and heavy wood with great wear-resistance

Maple

• Maple is a hard, heavy wood with good strength properties.  This wood is strong, tough and stiff with a close-grain and minimal knots and streaks

Cherry

• Cherry is a medium density wood that is red in color and contains minimal knots

Oak

• Oak is a hard and heavy wood with minimal knots and pin knots.  This strong material is stiff making it durable and great wear-resistance. 

Wood Finishing

• Only the finest finishing materials are used.
• After a final hand sanding, all wood products are inspected for imperfections.
• Toners are used where necessary to even out any natural wood variations.
• Furniture stains are applied and hand-wiped to bring out the natural beauty of the wood and give it depth.
• A catalyzed sealer is applied to seal the wood from moisture.
• The products are hand-sanded between finish coats to ensure that the product continue s to maintain its smooth texture.
• All products are given a final inspection before top coat are applied.
• For even better protection, a satin topcoat of catalyzed varnish is applied.
•  The results are beautiful, quality cabinets that are easy to clean and resistant to most household chemical.

Distressing

• All 6 of our distressing options are done by hand, which include Heavy Distressing, Light Distressing, Rubthrough, Oversand, Antique Distressing and Antique Wear
•  Each distressed product has an individual yet controlled look
• Light Distressing - involves light cutting, light dents, no cracks, worm holes or sanded corners
• Heavy Distressing: involves heavy cutting, heavy dents, cracks, worm holes and sanded corners
• Oversand - involves light removal of color to reveal undercoat on most sharp edges and profile
• Rubthrough - involves heavy removal of color to reveal undercoat on all sharp edges and profile
• Antique Distressing - involves rasping, dents, aggressive sanding and no cuts
• Antique Wear - involves aggressive sanded rubthrough and Antique Distressing

Facts about Talora finishes...

• It takes at least 10 steps to create one of our quality standard finishes and up to 25 steps to create our designer finishes.
• Talora starts with the best finishing materials available.
• Each piece is sanded numerous times at the raw wood stage and is given a final hand-sanding and inspection before being sent to finishing.
• Toners are used where necessary to blend any natural variations in the color of the wood.
• Furniture stains are applied and hand-wiped to bring out the natural beauty of the wood.
• A catalyzed sealer is applied to seal the wood from moisture.
• Each piece is run through an oven at specific stages to dry the finish and ensure a thorough adhesion to the wood.
• All pieces are hand sanded between finish coats to ensure that the product continues to maintain its smooth texture.
• To provide the best possible protection, a satin top coat of catalyzed varnish is used.
• All finishes provided by Talora are very easy to clean and are resistant to most household chemicals. (see "Warranty & Care" for more information.)