African Mahogany and Poplar bedside table
Posted Oct 7, 2019, 2:02 PM UTC
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I like the combination. I'm going to do more stuff with paint I think.
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Gorgeous! I love the paint contrast.
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Nice shop! And cool table!
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Jelly of that shop.
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Yeah its nice, but its not mine. Its run by a local community center, and the machines are only on 2.5 days a week.
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Genuine question here, new to woodworking. Project looks awesome! Why would you paint poplar as opposed to just using pine if you are going to paint it?
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Several reasons
- My local pines are softer than poplar
- Out of region pines cost more than poplar
- All the pine boards at my yard have a ton of knots, and knots show through the paint and need to be filled. I had a single knot in all the poplar boards I used for this.
- Paint just flows more evenly on it from my experience.
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Awesome, thanks for the info!
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Build pics