For years, oak has been seen as the premier wood used in kitchen cabinets. With the evolution of time and changing styles and preferences, oak kitchen cabinets have been over-shadowed by an influx of a variety of woods used to construct kitchen cabinetry of today. From Maple, in many shades to cherry and exotic woods, kitchen cabinets available today are vivid images of skills practiced and brought forward by generations of the past, skills that will continue to be passed on to other generations to create the next trend in cabinetry with futuristic results drawn from the basic construction of kitchen cabinets.