Poplar (also known as Tulipwood) comes from various Eastern States of America. It is often used for kitchen furniture carcasses as it is kiln dried to about 8% av.m.c. and is stable for profiles and mouldings.
It has a soft texture and is predominantly pale cream to light green in colour, and often within each board there will be vivid purple and black colouring. This is not a defect, but should be considered when finishing.
Thicknesses are 1”, 1¼”, 1½”, 2″, 2½”, 3″, 4″ and sizes are generally random 5′ - 12′ with lengths mainly 8′ - 14′.
| Versatile and easy to machine and turn | |
| Good for nailing, screwing and gluing | |
| Takes paint, stains and enamels exceptionally well | |
| Dries easily | |
| Minimal movement in performance |
| Medium density wood | |
| Low bending, shock resistance, stiffness and compression properties | |
| Medium steam bending properties |
| Non-resistant to decay | |
| Heartwood is moderately resistant to preservative treatment, sapwood is permeable |
| Light construction | |
| Furniture | |
| Interior joinery | |
| Kitchen cabinets | |
| Doors | |
| Panelling | |
| Mouldings | |
| Edge-glued panels | |
| Plywood | |
| Turning and carving |
