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reinforced with angle brackets to help support the weight of accessories that is added to cabinet interior. Wellborn Cabinet Inc. meets
or exceeds KCMA weight requirements. Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. will not warranty any cabinets that fall as a result of standing alone.
It is the dealer’s responsibility to design cabinetry that are not single displays on a wall. Dealer will be obligated to pay the cost of
damages if dealer designs with single cabinets.
Door styles that have wide shaker stiles have a stronger tendency to warp.
Character Characteristics
Character maple and character cherry have very different characteristics than standard hard maple, cherry and other woods, giving it
an overall distinctive rustic appearance. Because these wood types are unique, it is important to understand the qualities of character
maple and character cherry.
Character Cherry
Character cherry has very different characteristics than standard cherry and other woods, giving it an overall distinctive rustic
appearance. Its characteristics are brought out by randomly occurring, variously sized knots, worm holes and tracks, gum pockets
and streaks, mineral stains and streaks, burls, blemishes, sapwood, and non-structural splits. The amount of character marks will
vary from each piece of wood, making each cabinet unique. Character cherry will include wood color differences that can range
from pink to dark brown with a flowing grain pattern. While knots in character cherry are more rare than in character maple, it
is possible to find open and closed knots with some knots possibly located in the center panel of door and drawer panels. Cluster
knots could also be a feature.
Character Maple
Character maple has very different characteristics than standard hard maple and other woods, giving it an overall distinctive rustic
appearance. Its characteristics are brought out by randomly occurring, variously sized knots, pin holes, worm holes and tracks, gum
and bark pockets, sugar tracks, heartwood and mineral streaks. The amount of character marks will vary from each piece of wood,
making each cabinet unique. Character maple will include wood color differences caused by variations found in minerals in the
soil. It will be common to find open knots and bark pockets. Some knots may have small holes through the center panel. Character
features include knots that may be located in the center panel of the door and drawer panels.
Knots
Open knots located in the center panel of the door and drawer panels are acceptable, though they must be structurally sound. An
entire knot can be as large as 2½” in diameter. Visible openings in knots clear through must not exceed ½”. Cluster knots could
also be a feature. Some knot locations may affect hardware placement.
Other parts of the cabinet like door stiles, rails, and mouldings will not include knots but may show Character Cherry's and
Character Maple's other natural features. Door styles with wide shaker stiles and rails are the only exception to this and will have
some knots located in the stiles and rails of the door.
Appearance
Door parts are chosen at random; therefore, the appearance of each individual door widely varies from a great amount of character
to relatively clear Maple/Cherry. It will be uncommon to find all characteristic marks on any single piece of cabinetry. The
natural characteristics of Character Maple and Character Cherry, including variations in grain patterns and color, are not
considered reasons for product replacement and are not covered under the Warranty Program. We recommend viewing a door
sample prior to ordering. For Character Maple and Character Cherry end panels, use Matching Wall and Base End Panels.
Dark stains and paints will hide the majority of character features. Large open knots and some splits, if present, may still
be partially visible. Character features are more noticeable on Natural or lighter toned finishes. Dark stain on cherry will
accentuate the character in the wood.
Finishes
Paints
Many Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. products have paint applied to the face frames, doors, drawer fronts, and end panels. All
thermofoil and laminate cabinets have painted face frames. Color will vary from thermofoil and laminate doors. Painted face
frames and other painted products will eventually have visible cracking around the joint areas. These variations are considered
the natural characteristics of the material in relation to their environment and are not covered under these warranties.
Painted Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) doors display a color variance from the painted maple face frames used in the same
finish due to the MDF substrate material. This is not considered a defect and is not covered under warranty.
Glazing
Many of Wellborn’s finishes receive a glazing finish process. This process purposely creates an uneven, inconsistent look of
light to dark tones in the corners, deep grooves, and wood grains. This is not considered a product defect and has no warranty.
On Oak
Oak is an open grain wood and, therefore, the glaze techniques will hang up in all open grain areas of the door, which will
appear as “ticking” and “bleed out”. These features are acceptable with specialty finishes on oak and are not considered defects.
Therefore, these features are not covered under these warranties.