Natural
Soft Maple Dovetail Drawers: Natural
grade material will have some variations in color, open
knots are cut out, small knots may be filled. Natural soft
maple has a sapwood color of bright white to slight gray
cast & the heartwood is brown or brown cast. Natural
material normally yields a higher amount of the sapwood
than heartwood & may also have some hard maple pieces
intermixed, which has the same colors.
Budget-Grade
Dovetail Drawers: These are made of
various wood species (usually poplar and
paint-grade material) that has
been glued up into panels. It is solid material
with open knots removed, small knots may be filled,
color is natural but normally yields a high amount
of color. The only reason we call it budget grade
is because the glue lines sometimes do not run
straight, they might be on an angle.