Poplar for carving?

[RPA]

Got to price a job to t/d half a dozen poplars and was wondering how good it will be for carving?

 

Imagine it will be good to carve (?) but prob wont last long (?)

 

Any advice appreciated.

[robert t]

Nice and soft for carving I would imagine, but not to durable for outdoors. Saying that dont do carving but I wouldnt use if for furniture.

[openboater]

I've carved a few basic bits in Poplar, they tend to split dramatically though. I don't mean fast, just wide!

The cuts can be 'fluffy' depending which way the grain is going but with patience you can achieve crisp lines.

Don,t leave any bark on the finished piece as the wrigglies love to hide in the stringy layer and it will rot really quick.

Chunky garden furniture has lasted about 3 years max , more intricate stuff for indoors is great once the splitting has stopped and will last for ever.

[openboater]

:thumbup:and if its available try it !!

[john dawson]

good for carving, but doesnt last. just use it for practice pieces and go for something more durable for the finished item.

[jrose]

I know the Welsh Axmen like it for showing how quickly they can chop through a piece of wood, don't know if you have any timbersports people near you but if so you could sell it to them if you don't carve it...

 

cheers,

Joe

[john dawson]

what the axemen dont tell you is the logs are dried pressed n squeezed to be uniform, which weakens them!