Poplar for cabinets

[tiralie]

I've attached a pic of a rail on a FF, the rail is soft maple and the beads are poplar. 

Looks like someone else doesn't like to sand any more than I do  [big grin]
tim

 

[mastercabman]

Poplar is good for trim or if you plan on painting with a  brush,but I don't use it for cabinets.
I like Maple.

 

[Jalvis]

I've attached a pic of a rail on a FF, the rail is soft maple and the beads are poplar. 

Looks like someone else doesn't like to sand any more than I do  [big grin]
tim

That picture demonstrates what would not be acceptable for my clientele or for my sleep….as I would wake up being bothered.

If your brushing finishes then poplar would be ok.  If your looking for a smooth or gloss finnish then you will be fighting on a material that porous and soft.

 

[butzla]

This is a little off topic.  I brush my paints.  But I'm very picky, I always sub my paint out if it's a big job because I take waaaaay too long.  I never like latex primers either because they gum up sand paper too quickly.  I like oil based Kilz, it sands very smooth and quickly.  But lately,  I was picking up a quart of interior latex at HD for a small table and the associate talked me into a Behr paint with the primer built in.  I was skeptical but decided to try it and was glad I did,  the results were great.  The first coat went on easily, sanded very nicely and the resulting second coat was as smooth as glass and I didn't even strain the paint.  Anyhoo, I'm a believer

 

[chrisrosenb]

I've attached a pic of a rail on a FF, the rail is soft maple and the beads are poplar. 

Looks like someone else doesn't like to sand any more than I do  [big grin]
tim

A sharp cutter would help also.

 

[Scott B.]

I'm a little tardy to the party on this one.

I have painted tons of poplar in the past couple of decades, and have always considered it to be a good paint grade species.

Lately we have been painting maple cabinets, alot, and maple is very nice because the grain broadcasts very little, it is hard, and allows great primer adhesion.

For primer, as Tom notes, I prefer W&W by SW, and Tom is right, it is not a drywall primer. It is the leader of the pack in latex interior wood primers.

 

[sancho57]

Ive made cabinets doors out of poplar with mft center panels, they came out great, I used a good primer under coater, sanded it smooth and applier the paint came out real nice.

 

[butzla]

Ive made cabinets doors out of poplar with mft center panels, they came out great, I used a good primer under coater, sanded it smooth and applier the paint came out real nice.

+1 on Poplar with mdf panels.  Looks pissah!

 

[JerrySats]

My only dislike about poplar is it dings easy , not so much after the finish is on but before hand moving the parts around in the shop .  I use it for FF, doors and drawer fronts .  I do like maple better and have since started using that , I can get better deals on maple then poplar .  The only thing you need to watch with painted poplar is dark areas of the wood tend to bleed through on light colors .

Poplar with double refinded MDF panels .

ML Campbell primer and finish color .