Milling Poplar

[Bogoak]

Has anyone milled Poplar with a chainsaw mill? If so, how did it go?

 

I have quite a few 30" dia stems to fell and would like to try planking some.

[Rob D]

Plenty - mills fine - it's a very light coloured stable wood - makes good indoor stuff...

 

 

[Bogoak]

Plenty - mills fine - it's a very light coloured stable wood - makes good indoor stuff...

 

 

 

Ok, thanks for that. Any advice on drying?

[se7enthdevil]

poplar should dry without too much trouble mate. protect it from worms though...

[John Hughes]

I would not put alot of effort in to milling poplar.

I have made kitchens out of American poplar, which is agreat joinery timber, they also call it Tulip wood.

The British poplar I have used does not machine well and requires alot of sanding but maybe my planer blades were not sharp enough.

Dry it in an open shed with plenty of air flow otherwiseit will go moldy.

[MattyF]

Having seen some Rob D polished up I thought it looked stunning '

[se7enthdevil]

tulip wood is a bit better than poplar but if used in the right way then it's great wood.

 

uses include,

 

snowboard cores, matches, chopsticks, harp soundboards, electric guitar bodies, model making, pallet wood, plywood, carcasing timber, food containers, crate boxes, kitchen utensils, core timber for veneering on to and anywhere that need a light weight timber.