Recently, FPInnovations-Forintek pulled together a multidisciplinary team consisting of marketing, design and manufacturing professionals to track trends that are currently or imminently going to affect cabinet manufacturing. Here, are just a few of those trends. (For the full report, visit woodworking-canada.com.) In the last decade oak has been surpassed by maple as North America's favorite choice for cabinetry. This is likely due to maple's versatility and ability to take on a range of different stains and colours. Though oak is not at the top it is still a key species holding on to 22% of the American market. Cherry is the third most popular species.
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