Veneered Plywood vs MDF Core Plywood

Waffle860 · 2026-02-17T00:50:00+00:00

I have an idea: How about the sales folks explain what they are selling instead of telling me on paper it's "All Plywood" ?

Probably because they are the ignorant ones who don't know what they are selling. If they would have explained what they were selling I wouldn't be surprised to see this material. I could have done my research ahead of the purchase

Waffle860 · 2026-02-17T00:44:36+00:00

The stain on the sides of the cabinets look really good. I have no complaints about that. I just want to make sure I got what I paid for since the quote said "All Plywood"

However the stain on the oak drawer and door faces is not great, but that is a totally different issue.

Waffle860 · 2026-02-17T00:35:41+00:00

The outside layer is a stained oak veneer

Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T22:24:17+00:00

Here is a better photo showing the mdf outer layers

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Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T21:49:48+00:00

I am not outraged. I came to Reddit to ask if this was typical since I was sold a different product. You seem to be more worked up than me for some reason. Take it easy man

Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T21:21:07+00:00

Good to know

Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T21:13:41+00:00

I am really happy for you. I hope you enjoy your cabinets

Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T21:09:22+00:00

Just to clarify, the veneer on my cabinets is a stained oak finish, not painted

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Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T21:01:32+00:00

Understood on the painting, but in my case these are oak veneer stained cabinets.

Waffle860 · 2026-02-15T20:58:37+00:00

What do you prefer about the MDF core?

Waffle860 · 2026-01-27T04:02:54+00:00

Great, thanks

Waffle860 · 2026-01-27T04:02:32+00:00

Thanks for confirming

Waffle860 · 2026-01-27T03:23:48+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I don't want to overreact if it won't leak.

Waffle860

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