Howdy!
i would like to know everyone's thoughts on using poplar for a "roubo style" work bench. I have access to all the poplar I need - free. I'm thinking if building a shorter bench - roughly 48" long and 24" wide.
Short term will be to use this bench until some point in the future when I'll build a more traditional size out of oak. My family homestead in NE Tennessee has hundreds of oaks to choose from, but I don't want to use my drafting table for a bench for the next 10 years waiting on a slab to dry, and my wallet says free poplar is better that SYP.
Your thoughts? The price can't be beat!
i would like to know everyone's thoughts on using poplar for a "roubo style" work bench. I have access to all the poplar I need - free. I'm thinking if building a shorter bench - roughly 48" long and 24" wide.
Short term will be to use this bench until some point in the future when I'll build a more traditional size out of oak. My family homestead in NE Tennessee has hundreds of oaks to choose from, but I don't want to use my drafting table for a bench for the next 10 years waiting on a slab to dry, and my wallet says free poplar is better that SYP.
Your thoughts? The price can't be beat!