Foggy Bottom Edge Glued Oak Panel 3-Pack vs Walnut Wood Panels 3/4" Solid Hardwood

Buy the Foggy Bottom panel if you want a squared, sanded board you can use the day it arrives, and you don't need a dark hardwood look. Buy the walnut panel if the finished piece is furniture or a sign where grain and color matter, and you're willing to sand and finish it yourself. The Foggy Bottom boards are softer and lighter in color; the walnut is harder, darker and more dimensionally stable, but it arrives raw and its dimensions can run ±1/8". Owners of the walnut panels praise the wood quality and the seller's fast answers, and some say the packaging could be better.

• Choose the Foggy Bottom panel if you want a pre-sanded, squared basswood board for laser engraving, painted signs or light craft work with no finishing prep.
• Choose the walnut panel if you're building shelves, small furniture or a showpiece sign and want solid dark hardwood grain you can finish to your taste.