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I've spent the past several weeks building a book case out of poplar for my grandson. The panels were ripped on the table saw, run though the jointer and biscuit jointed together. This was one of those simple looking projects that you wonder how you managed to invest so much time to complete. The top shelves are adjustable.
 

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Nice. I like the book case but I believe I would not have painted it. I love the look of bare or stained wood if the wood is of good quality as the first pictures show. Even if it has a few imperfections I like it to show.
 
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=343057#p343057 said:
KMixson » 26 minutes ago[/url]"]Nice. I like the book case but I believe I would not have painted it. I love the look of bare or stained wood if the wood is of good quality as the first pictures show. Even if it has a few imperfections I like it to show.
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Thanks. My daughter wanted it painted that color and since she paid for the materials I did her bidding :LOL2: :LOL2:
 
That is sweet! Nice work

I would love to do something like that - but all my available space is taken up with fishing junk (seriously, it is #-o )

I am looking for another property already - maybe BassAddict can annoy my neighbors away?
 
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KMixson » 27 Feb 2014, 16:22[/url]"]I love the look of bare or stained wood if the wood is of good quality as the first pictures show. Even if it has a few imperfections I like it to show.
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Yes, you can't beat the look of stained wood when it's got a good grain or interesting pattern to it. But poplar is not one of those woods IMO. Once the pieces have been joined together, you end up with some rather harsh transitions from one board to the next and often you'll even have some green (color not raw) wood mixed in with the rest. And because of all the color variations in poplar, it's an eyesore when stained IMO. Nice work gillhunter.
 
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JMichael » Today, 11:02[/url]"]
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=343057#p343057 said:
KMixson » 27 Feb 2014, 16:22[/url]"]I love the look of bare or stained wood if the wood is of good quality as the first pictures show. Even if it has a few imperfections I like it to show.
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Yes, you can't beat the look of stained wood when it's got a good grain or interesting pattern to it. But poplar is not one of those woods IMO. Once the pieces have been joined together, you end up with some rather harsh transitions from one board to the next and often you'll even have some green (color not raw) wood mixed in with the rest. And because of all the color variations in poplar, it's an eyesore when stained IMO. Nice work gillhunter.
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Mike, That's been my experience also. I love working with poplar, it machines well and takes paint well. It looks terrible stained. There are many better choices when a stained finish is desired. I've built a number of pieces with a painted poplar body, and a strained, or natural finished oak top.
 
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=347220#p347220 said:
gillhunter » Today, 12:35[/url]"]I've built a number of pieces with a painted poplar body, and a strained, or natural finished oak top.
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I've seen that sort of finish used on a breakfast table and a few other things and liked the look, but I've never built a project that I've used it on. I've used a few exotic woods doing some inlay project but I'd like to try using more of them in bigger furniture sized projects. I really need to get a new workshop built so I can set my tools up again. :?
 

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