: I worked with Poplar about 5 years ago. It was available in wide
: planks and most had a beautiful straight grain, I could cut it
: really thin without twisting and it seemed to take glue well.
: Very split-resistant and seemed unusually strong across the
: grain (same thing?) - I truly thought I was on to a good thing.

: However, the stuff available at the same place more recently had
: the grain going all over the place and seemed much denser; I
: didn't trust it. You have made me wonder if it was the same
: species. I must have another look; they have moved all their
: wood indoors at last and may have some nicer stuff. I was using
: it for chine logs, where its cross-grain strength is a great
: advantage.

: If you get the good stuff it's a much under-rated wood. BTW if you
: can get old-growth (not likely but maybe from a demo site) I
: read that it is far more rot-resistant - in fact it was often
: used for veranda and porch posts that have lasted for 100+
: years.

Btw, poplar is very popular (hard to type without screwing it up ) for insides of furniture, kept dry it's a very stable wood. Should be great under glass. Has an odd color tending toward streaks of green.

Bill H.