Almost any surface can be painted over, but first, you must decide. Is it maple or oak?
Both are hardwoods and once they are allowed to dry thoroughly all you need to do is apply one coat of primer like Kilz. That will be white and does not need to look like a finished coat. It simply seals the wood so that you can add the finish coat.
On the other hand, why would you want to paint either of these naturally beautiful woods?
yes, oak or maple are better material for a desk, they are both solid wood.
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Maple is the hardest of those woods. Oak is a hardwood also but not a dense as Maple. Pine is a softwood and thusly not near as strong or dense a Maple
Maple, Hickory and Oak come to mind.
Yes. Canadian maple wood is heavy and strong. People use for wood floors and to make skateboards and longboards.
Most of the cabinets are plywood. Try to use a U.S. product. Birch is good for paint, oak or maple is better for a stained finish.
oak is better than mapple to keep a fire going . maple starts faster than oak and is more warm.
As far as I know of; Maple and Oak.
Oak is strong, durable and not as easily dented. Having installed many bamboo, oak and maple floors, I find that maple generally shows wear the quickest, while oak generally takes the longest to show wear.
Oak Express does not just sell furniture made out of oak as its name suggests. It also sells pine furniture and some from maple wood and mango wood as well.
hickory, maple, oak
Pine Teak Oak Maple Mahogany