I have built things out of poplar and finished it to look like cherry with no problems.
Is poplar a good wood for kitchen cabinets.
I think it isn t used as a primary wood because many consider it to be unattractive.
I have used in for some items in the workshop and quite like it s look.
Poplar hardwood lacking bold coloration or an exciting grain pattern has a pale olive yellow brown heartwood and sapwood is lighter off white or gray with greenish hues and doesn t often get the respect we feel it deserves.
We use poplar mostly.
One question to ask on woodworking or home improvement projects is what species of wood to use.
I would use soft maple if i could do it over.
Let s dive into the pros and cons of the different woods available for your kitchen cabinets.
Quot poplar for years has been the paint grade wood of choice for furniture makers and cabinet shops.
To look good when painted these open grained woods need to be covered with filler to have that smooth look when painted.
Poplar the poor man s cherry.
Poplar works well with hand tools and can be had a good price.
Poplar is an affordable lightweight highly paintable wood.
To overcome this problem begin sanding the poplar surface with sandpaper progressing from 80 grit to 220 grit.
I did on my kitchen cabinets.
A good finish is a function of the finisher not painter.
Mitered and cope and stick poplar cabinet doors and paint grade poplar with mdf panel cabinet doors from taylorcraft cabinet door company.
Poplar is a hard wood but a soft hard wood.
This wood has a tendency to absorb irregularly and create blotches or discoloring.
Soft maple poplar.
Soft maple mills a bit harder but easier to get a smooth painted finish.
Poplar is a very good paint grade wood as long as the instability is taken into account.
Because it s highly versatile.
Poplar is an increasingly common wood used for kitchen cabinetry.
It has soft maple as a competitor because poplar tends to be more labor intensive to sand and finish but soft maple is more expensive.
The greatest challenge to transforming poplar into a replica of harder woods is in the staining stage.
So if the type of wood wasn t specified in your contract oh well.
Soft maple and poplar are common for the door panels end frames and face frames in cabinet doors.
The one thing that never goes out of style is a wood cabinet.