"-MIKE-" wrote in message
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I'm building some Shaker style cabinet doors and I'll be using 1/4"
plywood for the panels.

I REALLY hate the look of normal rotary cut veneer and will NOT use it.
So that leaves me with quarter sawn, rift sawn, and plain/flat sawn.

I can get 1/4" CherryAA, plain, mdf core for about $70/sheet, locally.
I don't know where I can find quarter or rift sawn plywood anywhere
local, so I would have to have it shipped or drive however many hours to
get it.

I'm not really concerned with the price. If I'll pay $70, I'll pay
$100+. It's not enough sheets to worry about. Given that these will be
our kitchen cabinet doors, I want them to look great.

I've seen some pictures on the internet and the flat sawn definitely
looks much better than rotary cut, to me. So, in your opinions, does
rift and quarter sawn veneer look *that* much better than flat sawn?
Is it night and day to you? Is it worth the extra hassle and $$?

AND... does anyone have any pictures of cabinet doors or any other
project on which they used flat sawn plywood?

If you have seen my comments and pictures on my "towers" bedroom project you
will have seen 1/4 sawn oak plywood panels.

Something to watch out for,

All of the quarter sawn plywood that I have seen and purchased is made up
of book matched slices. Some times there are 8, some times there are 12
slices to cover a sheet of plywood. This can look strange if you are using
more than one sheet and you want everything to look symetrical. Under
certain lighting conditions you can plainly see each strip.
IMHO you want to hand pick the sheets you get.

Notice here, that the slices are obvious in the foot and head boards, under
a flash exposure. Notice that the slices are not noticeable on the towers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/4243010840/

Fortunately the obvious slices do not show up under "my" normal lighting
conditions.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/4275428546/

And finally the finished project.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/4436686012/