Poplar / Tulipwood

General Description

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 between about 8-12% 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: 25mm,32mm,38mm,51mm,76mm,100mm and sizes are generally random 125mm - 300mm with lengths mainly 2.1m - 4.8m.

Working Properties

  • 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

Physical Properties

  • Medium density wood
  • Low bending, shock resistance, stiffness and compression properties
  • Medium steam bending properties

Durability

  • Non-resistant to decay
  • Heartwood is moderately resistant to preservative treatment, sapwood is permeable

Main Uses

  • Light construction
  • Furniture
  • Interior joinery
  • Kitchen cabinets
  • Doors
  • Panelling
  • Mouldings
  • Edge-glued panels
  • Plywood
  • Turning and carving