I am new to this forum, and new to woodworking in general.
Having spent over 25 years in IT (which was my hobby when I started) I decided it was time for a change, so I have kitted myself out with a workshop and the necessary tools to start a new hobby. Woodworking. This is going totally new to me, but I have decided to throw myself in the deep end and make a hash of it from the start - and learn by my mistakes.
My first project is to re-model our kitchen, and some of that requires me making some kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts. I have the router table, the bits I need and the tools to do it, but I lack the knowledge of what type of wood I need and how to buy it. The problem is, I cannot seem to find any wood that comes in widths over 12". And the doors I am trying to copy look to me like 18" and 24" white oak in 3/4" and 1/2" thickness. I can find 12", but nothing wider. So am I interpreting this cabinet door construction wrong? Is this not the wood I think it is? It does not look like Hardwood Plywood, and it has a prominent grain. I cannot see any joins in ANY of the panels on any of the doors, so it looks like a single sheet of wood has been used on the panels. Am I getting this SO wrong?
Can anybody point me the right direction with the photos below?
Best Regards
Richard
Seabrook, Texas