He's a finish carpenter. For trim, and wall covering, no one's going to
walk on it. I have poplar in some places in my home. Door openings and
other trim. It holds up fine and carefully chosen pieces have some nice
grain patterns.


"Ba r r y" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:51:16 -0500, "Cox West" wrote:


My brother is a finish carpenter. He commented recently that he rarely
uses
cherry anymore for a library, but instead uses poplar.

Wow. Is the job sold at a much lower price than cherry?

At least he could use birch or maple. Poplar isn't all that durable.

Barry