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Construction Materials

• We use a variety of materials in crafting our products. Sound engineering determines which material is best suited for each specific application. This can vary from one door/drawer style to another and from one finish to another. We consider the use and function of each component and choose construction materials with the optimum characteristics accordingly. For example, we do not use natural wood shelves inside our vanities due to the variety of cleaning chemicals usually stored there. Instead, we use a shelf that has a chemical proof melamine coating.

Door and Drawer Faces

• All doors and drawer faces are ¾” thick.
  • Shaker style
    • Natural wood finishes are solid alder hardwood with two coats of catalyzed conversion varnish
  • Ultraline style
    • Natural wood finishes are solid alder hardwood
    • Satin White is 12 mil thermofoil (PVC) vacuum formed coating over mdf
      • More durable than spray on finishes

Drawers

• Solid wood
  • Full 5/8” thick
  • Dovetail corners
  • Bottoms 1/4" plywood

Cabinet Bodies

• Construction is ¾” thick material
• Vanities, Drawer Banks do not have back panels
• Sides are melamine laminated (see below for detail) mdf panels (edge banded to seal)
• Cross members (top & bottom) are melamine laminated mdf (edge banded to seal)

Interior shelves

• In vanities - mdf w/maple melamine finish (chemical proof) for durability and easy cleaning (wood or paint finishes will not hold up here)

Hardware

• Doors
  • 6-way adjustable hinges
• Drawers
  • Epoxy coated drawer glides

Medium Density Fiberboard (mdf)

• Medium density fiberboard (mdf) is not to be confused with particle board. Mdf is a highly engineered product designed for cabinets and furniture. Particle board is a poor quality product made from wood chips, sawdust, and glue and then pressed together under low pressure. Mdf is made from individual wood fibers separated from larger pieces by a very technical process. The fibers are then mixed with a resin and tightly compressed to form a sheet that is smooth, holds screws well, takes finishes well, and will never warp. Mdf actually contains more wood fiber that solid wood and the fibers are not unidirectional like solid wood so it can not warp.

Formaldehyde

• All Strasser products meet or exceed current California Air Resources Board (CARB) formaldehyde content regulations 93120.2.
  
  
• What does this mean to you? This is a California regulation to reduce Formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products including plywood. This is a very positive step and Strasser Woodenworks embraces this and further steps to make products safer for the home. You can feel confident that Strasser Woodenworks will always have your best interest in mind and that we will always produce products from the best and safest materials available. For more information go to www.carb.org.
  
  
• Many imported vanities and wood furniture may still not be in compliance. Check to make sure that the product you are considering is CARB compliant. If not compliant do not purchase it and contact the retailer. The enforcement of this regulation falls on the retailer. Considering the current budget constraints there is no active enforcement of this regulation other than the retailer and the consumer.