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This Pro Value Metro Cam Bar Split Column is a decorative applied column for the exposed ends of raised-bar islands, tall cabinet runs, and peninsula panels built to 42-inch counter height.
The 42-inch height is what sets this column apart from the standard counter-height versions in the Metro family. Raised-bar islands and tall upper cabinets call for a column that runs the full vertical distance, and a 36-inch piece simply comes up short. Specifying this one on a bar-height end panel means the column runs edge to edge without a filler piece above it, and the panel reads as a finished vertical run rather than an assembled stack.
The 3-1/2 inch face width is the broader of the Metro section options. On a wider island end or a tall door-style panel, a wider face scales proportionally to the surface behind it and avoids the underpowered look a narrower section produces at bar height.
At 1-3/4 inches deep, this is a half-section applied to a flat face. It presents a 3-1/2 inch column face and projects an inch and three-quarters from the surface it mounts to. That depth is trim, not structure: the column is a decorative applied piece and carries no load. It is not a structural post and does not substitute for one. The island or cabinet framing behind it carries the work; this piece finishes the end.
Alder is a species commonly used in production cabinetry, and ordering the column in the same species as the surrounding carcasses keeps the grain and porosity consistent when the finish goes on. The piece arrives unfinished, which is the standard for applied trim that will be finished on-site alongside the cabinetry. This column is available in the Metro program alongside cherry and maple, so the choice of alder is a species match decision, not a default.
This column is the right call on a raised-bar kitchen island with an exposed end, a tall peninsula return at bar height, a run of upper cabinets with a finished end panel, or any built-in application where the vertical dimension is 42 inches and the end needs to read as a complete column face. Designers specifying for a transitional or contemporary kitchen will find the Metro profile's clean bar face consistent with flat-front and slab-door programs. Cabinet shops building raised-bar islands in alder can order this column from the same species pool as the rest of the job.
The height. The 36-inch version corresponds to standard counter height. This 42-inch version is sized for a raised bar or a tall cabinet run. The profile, species, and face width are otherwise the same within the Metro program.
No. It is a decorative applied piece. The framing or cabinet behind it carries any structural load. This column finishes the end panel.
Species match. If the surrounding cabinetry is alder, ordering the column in alder keeps the grain and porosity consistent when finish is applied on-site. Cherry and maple versions are available in the same Metro program for the same reason.
1-3/4 inches. That is the depth of the split section as it sits against the flat face it is applied to.
When the island or cabinet runs to bar height and the end needs a finished vertical face, this 42-inch Metro split column in alder covers the distance without filler and without the footprint of a full column.