How things change/Working with poplar

I believe you are right. You learn something new everyday. Sorry if I steered anyone wrong, it certainly was intended to. I'll shut up now...:doh:
 
I'm currently redoing my top on my bench with Poplar. I'm at the router stages now (edges and maybe an inlay). Sands well, Cuts well, BUT it creates a very fine dust. Can be irritable at times, especially when breathing it. heh.

And I use a dust collector....


Anyway, sometimes the ends will crack, so pick stock that is larger then what you need. I use poplar for tons of painted projects, but my bench will be stained so we will see... It does have green through it, also brown/black in spots. Far better to work with then pine, i think. :thumb:



-George

The end "cracks" are, in the trade, called end checks. It's typical for many kiln-dried woods and has to be taken into consideration when purchasing. One has to allow for waste.
 
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