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Just found out that maple and birch look almost identical after stain, wasted $200 on premium birch ply

I was browsing a lumber supplier's website yesterday and saw a comparison chart. Turns out if you use a medium stain, you can't tell the difference between maple and birch. I paid extra for birch face ply on a whole kitchen remodel last month thinking it would stand out. My client never knew either. Has anyone else run into this with other wood species?
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ivanb41
ivanb4129d ago
Pay the premium every time, birch takes stain way more evenly than maple.
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karenlee
karenlee29d ago
Poplar under dark stain looks exactly like walnut, saved me sixty bucks a sheet.
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