as i said, i may jus have to buy this in other colors i love it so much. although walnut has a typically straight grain, it turns wavy towards the roots, so there will always be a wide range of grain pattern with walnut kitchen cabinets. no more wasting time trying to find someone 10,000 meters in the sky. thank you god for you are holy. the pages are nice and thick so i'm not worried i will wear it out while i'm flipping through it a million times (which i will). 