The local paint store guy looked at one of the cabinet doors that I brought in and said that it was a tinted lacquer finish on my '09 (pre-Hickory Edition) and that it would be impossible to get an exact match by using a stain because the open grain of the wood would get darker than what was on the original wood. He said he could match the color of the tight grained portion with a stain, but the open grain would come out a lot darker. He was right.
Minwax "Ipswich Pine #221" was the closest to matching mine, but a little too light. "Cherry #235" was the next best, but too reddish. Neither are exact, and I tried mixing several different colors together with not much success.
I am here in Goshen for the Fall Rally, and there will be a session with Middlebury Hardwood. The only catch is, they are the new supplier for the woodwork in the Hickory Edition, and they evidently did not do the earlier, lighter woodwork.
I will try to find out who did the lighter cabinetry and see if I can get some answers about the previous models.
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