Walnut 4003 being discontinued?

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ilan
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Re: Walnut 4003 being discontinued?

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These seem to be well-accepted models, and not just finish or hardware options, they offer different tone woods so it's a real alternative. They look great too. I hope they are here to stay.
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And the neat thing about the W series is that they don't feature any special parts or treatments from the standard 4003 and 4003S; same hardware, same shapes, same assembly sequences. Only the wood and the finish differ.
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Re: Walnut 4003 being discontinued?

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bassduke49 wrote:And the neat thing about the W series is that they don't feature any special parts or treatments from the standard 4003 and 4003S; same hardware, same shapes, same assembly sequences. Only the wood and the finish differ.
Additionally, that would make it easy to make the 4004ci again too
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I imagine the thought of them being discontinued was because the finish was maybe mentiioned as being a Colour Of The Year at one point.
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Re: Walnut 4003 being discontinued?

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cheyenne wrote:I just told my wife that had to start my 4003 walnut fund because BH and JH said it was OK. :D :D :D :D :D :D
She didn't beat you?

Great news about the walnut models!
A 4003sw is on my list too
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Re: Walnut 4003 being discontinued?

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I just came back from photographing a kitchen that has walnut countertops. :mrgreen:
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