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We've just installed an entire wall of kitchen cabinets in knotty pine
(couldn't find any other type of pine, and hardwood prices are out of
this world).

When you look at it from the corner of your eye, it feels like the wall
is covered with a giant leopard skin. NOT the look we were after.

Is there a way to mask SOME of the knots before we varnish the whole
thing in natural or honey-pine finish?

It sounds like the cabinets are unfinished. The gnots (g is silent)
will stand out more against the whiter wood. Once the cabinets are
finished with something a little darker, like the honey pine color, you
may find the knots (k is also silent for some reason) less obtrusive.
Only one way to find out.

Post a link to some pictures and let's see what we're talking about.

R