You don't even have to use high grade wood to get an awesome finish if you stain it. I stripped an old converted Galaxian cabinet, stained it light oak, and installed a Top Gunner kit with NOS sideart and the thing looked awesome. Of course that was in my pre-camera days, so I don't have any pictures of it. I can say that the buyer said it was the nicest looking conversion game he had ever seen, and happily paid $250 for it even though it BADLY needed a cap kit.