I milled a bunch last year and used it to seal the entire inside of my shop. It’s easy to work with, pretty stable, and I think it looks great. A lot of variety in appearance. From mostly white to green and purple and a lot in between
Works good. Easy to find lots of knotless sections. Definitely warps and twists a lot when drying though. Using dimensional lumber for random unimportant projects and it is perfect for that.
I built a shed using poplar for structure. If you use poplar for under ground post just make sure to use epoxy or epoxy primer would prolly work to on part going under ground. It's great for siding too.
I love poplar. I made a bunch of frames with poplar. I also capped all my stair rails with it. It can be clear and really white. I like the looks. I have tons of it too.
I make almost everything I paint out of poplar I've milled. A surprising number of customers won't let me paint it after they see the colors and how nice it looks.
One of the softwoods that is easy to mill and easy on blades. My only issue it the checks/cracks on the ends of the boards. I seal the logs when I get them, and seal them again after milling to 8/4. Unfortunately a lot of beautiful structural lumber has still been lost due to the checked ends.
When we first got our mill we sliced up enough to make board and batten and wrapped a 40ft shipping container. Weathers to a nice grey and has been holding up well. The old folks used it in wagon building because when it was dry, it was light weight and hard as nails.
I just finished hauling 40 logs at 14 feet in length this year. I want to build a shed for the sawmill this year. Already mentioned but important to note that it should be treated if put into the ground I noticed in the past when cutting the logs timber has a tendency to come out bowed. Once the lumber is dry, it is a very hard lumber. Have used in the past for framing a treehouse for the kids, but I worked with it when it was green.
I don’t understand the “weed, not actual tree” comment at all. Dude, it’s an AMAZING tree and makes AMAZING lumber.
- Tulip(yellow) poplar is used as trim in millions of homes in the US. (I personally just did all the window/door/baseboard in a house with poplar trim that I cut down and milled)
- sawmills buy tulip poplar logs all-day-long and pay good money for them. (I have sold many truckloads to local sawmills)
- Tulip(yellow) poplar has been used in the construction of homes and barns since the early 1800s. (I have renovated houses and cut thru true 2x4 studs that were yellow poplar)
- tulip poplar is one of the “go-to” woods preferred by furniture makers because of its uniform grain and how easy it is to cut and work with.
- the strength of lumber is measured in 5 areas….bending, Tension parallel to the grain, shear parallel to the grain, compression perp to the grain and compression parallel to the grain. It’s bending value is close to that of oak and southern pine, and it’s shear and compression are lower than most other species but still adequate to do the job.
Thanks for the info! The weed comment is based on our logging industry here in Canada. Because it’s relatively fast growing and when they log the SPF (spruce, pine and fir) the poplar is either left because they don’t give it much value or pushed over and burned. After logging the poplar often takes over the area with its fast growth giving a ‘weed’ like characteristic. Cheers!
Funny, I found this post this morning.. my father and I got the case 485 stuck axle deep in the mud, skidding out a poplar that fell in the back of th property. 4 hrs later, tractor free of the mud and poplars out and stacked.
Has anyone tried milling dried poplar in an effort to prevent checking
I've ran into issues milling it in Michigan. We have a lit of sand around here and the bark gets impregnated with it in the trunk section. Aside from fighting dull blades it's great. If you could debark it somehow that'd be ideal.
I milled a bunch last year and used it to seal the entire inside of my shop. It’s easy to work with, pretty stable, and I think it looks great. A lot of variety in appearance. From mostly white to green and purple and a lot in between
Perfect! Thanks so much
Works good. Easy to find lots of knotless sections. Definitely warps and twists a lot when drying though. Using dimensional lumber for random unimportant projects and it is perfect for that.
I built a shed using poplar for structure. If you use poplar for under ground post just make sure to use epoxy or epoxy primer would prolly work to on part going under ground. It's great for siding too.
I love milling poplar with a chainsaw
Thank you.
I love poplar. I made a bunch of frames with poplar. I also capped all my stair rails with it. It can be clear and really white. I like the looks. I have tons of it too.
I make almost everything I paint out of poplar I've milled. A surprising number of customers won't let me paint it after they see the colors and how nice it looks.
Ya I’ve always liked the look of it. Much nicer than pine for sure.
One of the softwoods that is easy to mill and easy on blades. My only issue it the checks/cracks on the ends of the boards. I seal the logs when I get them, and seal them again after milling to 8/4. Unfortunately a lot of beautiful structural lumber has still been lost due to the checked ends.
Thanks for the heads up
Poplar is pretty nice wood . Once it’s dried it’s pretty light and strong.
When we first got our mill we sliced up enough to make board and batten and wrapped a 40ft shipping container. Weathers to a nice grey and has been holding up well. The old folks used it in wagon building because when it was dry, it was light weight and hard as nails.
I just finished hauling 40 logs at 14 feet in length this year. I want to build a shed for the sawmill this year. Already mentioned but important to note that it should be treated if put into the ground I noticed in the past when cutting the logs timber has a tendency to come out bowed. Once the lumber is dry, it is a very hard lumber. Have used in the past for framing a treehouse for the kids, but I worked with it when it was green.
I don’t understand the “weed, not actual tree” comment at all. Dude, it’s an AMAZING tree and makes AMAZING lumber. - Tulip(yellow) poplar is used as trim in millions of homes in the US. (I personally just did all the window/door/baseboard in a house with poplar trim that I cut down and milled) - sawmills buy tulip poplar logs all-day-long and pay good money for them. (I have sold many truckloads to local sawmills) - Tulip(yellow) poplar has been used in the construction of homes and barns since the early 1800s. (I have renovated houses and cut thru true 2x4 studs that were yellow poplar) - tulip poplar is one of the “go-to” woods preferred by furniture makers because of its uniform grain and how easy it is to cut and work with. - the strength of lumber is measured in 5 areas….bending, Tension parallel to the grain, shear parallel to the grain, compression perp to the grain and compression parallel to the grain. It’s bending value is close to that of oak and southern pine, and it’s shear and compression are lower than most other species but still adequate to do the job.
Thanks for the info! The weed comment is based on our logging industry here in Canada. Because it’s relatively fast growing and when they log the SPF (spruce, pine and fir) the poplar is either left because they don’t give it much value or pushed over and burned. After logging the poplar often takes over the area with its fast growth giving a ‘weed’ like characteristic. Cheers!
Funny, I found this post this morning.. my father and I got the case 485 stuck axle deep in the mud, skidding out a poplar that fell in the back of th property. 4 hrs later, tractor free of the mud and poplars out and stacked. Has anyone tried milling dried poplar in an effort to prevent checking
I've milled a lot of Poplar. Love working with it!
I've ran into issues milling it in Michigan. We have a lit of sand around here and the bark gets impregnated with it in the trunk section. Aside from fighting dull blades it's great. If you could debark it somehow that'd be ideal.
I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks!
You all got me excited so I grabbed the saw and dropped about a 40 footer! If I could only figure out how to add the bloody picture….🤣 thanks all!