Preparing the front

I started with the front today. I want to proceed with the front before I decide what to do with the corners. I also want to know what to do with the corners before removing any layers from the mould or glueing the linings.

Before I can join the two halves of the front I want to check how the grain runs and if one end of the wood is better or worse. First thing to do is to plane the bottom surface flat. While doing this I noticed the front doesn't have an even colour. Not sure how well that comes out in the photos. I had noticed that the edge was darker than the rest but I though that was only the edge and also there maybe only on the surface. But seems like it is going all the way through. My plan is to varnish this one with a darker colour and I hope the varnish will hide any different in colour in the wood itself.