"Wherever possible Richard Burbidge Products are manufactured from solid lengths of timber. However, in some circumstances in order to enhance a products strength and/or stability or to reduce the enviromental impact of the raw material they use, it is necessary to use laminated and/or finger jointed material and whilst great care is taken to match jointed pieces some colour variation is to be expected." "Timber is a natural material and colours may vary." We can not offer to exchange or refund parts with colour variation.