Chandler Finish Decorative Panel for Open Casework and Visible Interiors
The SALT 5 A/A decorative panel in Prague Rift with Chandler finish is a thermally fused laminate (TFL) panel finished on both faces, sized at 61 inches by 110-1/4 inches at 19 mm thick. With both the A-grade face and the A-grade back built to the same appearance standard, it suits any cabinet component where both sides may be seen.
Key Features
- 13-hour water-resistant core — a vendor test result, not a wet-area rating, and useful where spills and humidity are routine.
- 100% post-consumer recycled core — the Gruppo Saviola board program is built entirely from reclaimed wood fiber.
- A/A grade construction means both faces carry the same decorative standard, so the panel works face-out in any orientation.
- Prague Rift wood decor delivers a straight, uniform grain pattern characteristic of rift-cut oak, without the cathedrals of flat-sawn or the ray fleck of quarter-sawn.
- Chandler finish adds a tactile surface texture that reinforces the wood character and reduces visible reflections on large flat doors.
- 19 mm panel thickness pairs with standard 23 mm ABS edgebanding and accepts confirmat fasteners without pre-drilling adapters.
- 61 inch by 110-1/4 inch sheet size provides generous coverage for tall cabinet runs and full-height closet components in a single sheet.
- SALT 5 collection offers matching ABS edgebanding in this color for a continuous face-to-edge appearance.
Where This Panel Performs
An A/A panel earns its place wherever the cabinet interior is as exposed as the exterior. Open-shelf bookcases, room dividers, glass-door display cabinets, and floating wall units all put the back face on display. The Prague Rift decor, a rift-cut wood grain reading as clean vertical lines, suits contemporary kitchen upper cabinets, office millwork with open compartments, and retail fixture shelving where a natural wood character is required but the surface needs to hold up to repeated cleaning. The 61-inch width and 110-1/4-inch length cover full-height panels and tall door components without a glue-up, keeping the grain continuous across the face.
Construction and Surface Character
Thermally fused laminate bonds the decorative paper to the core under heat and pressure, becoming part of the board rather than a separate sheet on top of it. There is no glue line to telegraph at the edge, and the face resists the everyday surface contact a cabinet panel takes. The Chandler finish is the tactile element: a pressed surface texture that gives Prague Rift's straight grain a physical depth, catching light along the pattern rather than throwing it back as a flat reflection. SALT 5 panels are built on a CARB2 hardwood particleboard core, which holds a machine-driven fastener well across a standard cabinet box construction and stays flat across wide sheets.
Who Reaches for This Sheet
Cabinet shops running contemporary kitchens and built-ins reach for SALT 5 when the design calls for a convincing wood character at production volume. The A/A construction removes the layout step of tracking which face is which, which matters on a busy saw. Interior designers specifying open storage or display units lean on it when the back wall of a case needs to match the front face without a second material. Contractors finishing a room build appreciate the full-sheet size, which reduces seams in a tall wall unit and keeps the job moving. Matching ABS edgebanding in Prague Rift is available separately to close cut edges in the same decor.
Does matching edgebanding exist for Prague Rift in the SALT 5 collection?
Yes. Matching ABS edgebanding is available for SALT 5 colors including Prague Rift, so the cut edge reads in the same decor as the face. Matching HPL is not part of the SALT 5 program.
What does the Chandler finish feel like compared to a smooth TFL surface?
Chandler is a textured emboss that adds physical relief following the grain structure of the Prague Rift print. It reads as a wood surface under the hand rather than as a flat paper face, and it scatters surface reflections on wide panels.
Why choose an A/A panel over an A/B panel for this application?
An A/B panel carries the decorative face on one side and a backer on the other, which is the right call when the back is never seen. An A/A panel finishes both faces to the same decorative standard, making it the correct choice for open shelving, room dividers, or any component visible from both sides.
What fasteners work well with a 19 mm SALT 5 panel?
The 19 mm hardwood particleboard core is the standard thickness for confirmat screws and line bore construction. Dowels, cam locks, and standard cabinet screws all perform normally in this substrate.
The Right Panel for an A/A Build
When a cabinet component needs to look finished from every angle, Prague Rift in the Chandler finish on an A/A SALT 5 panel delivers a consistent, professional result on both faces without extra shop steps or a second material order.
