Room Furniture Series. #6: well we're back on track

That might be the way to go.

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Denny, if you haven’t ordered the poplar yet, you might try a harder wood that will take stain and stay in your price range. I’m not sure where you are from, but depending on your locale might be able to get birch, butternut, ash or hickory at reasonable prices. Just my 2¢.

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Thanks for the update!

Callum

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ya we can get ash and hickory at reasonable prices. but i can get a pretty good finish on poplar with the spray guns and everything and we can get it for about 2 bucks a bf. the wide stuff too up to 16”.

walnut runs about $6 a board foot over here… a little pricey for my wallet these days.
I can understand have to find alternatives.
you seem to have a good woodworker’s head already, so I’m sure your project will come out great.

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Hi Dennis;

After seeing your last finishing job, I think you’ll do just fine.

For the future you might want to keep i mind as Douglas mentioned, Butternut it is a great substitute for walnut, due to the grain similarities. I’m not sure of the price of it though.

Lee

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i think i will look at butternut. not sure of the price.

I’d even go Soft Maple before I go with the Poplar.

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