Poplar

[Booma]

Very artsy! I can't make out from the photo, are those rivets or spot-welds?

(Okay, I gotta ask...do you sit on it?)

 

[CHEVYTOWN13]

Alright! The first one to imagine they look like rivets. That was my whole intention when I built it (after a trip to Chicago) and used spot welds.

Family, friends and guests have to sit on it. The majority of them said that it had them half way to being buzzed

 

[danthe]

Thanks everyone for the info. I might try to mill the poplar (and aspen) into light construction lumber. Mainly to build a wood shed and maybe a nice little camp near my brook. I will try to use it in area where there is not much moisture as many of you have said that it does not take water well.

To my surprise, I though I was dealing with skilled tradesman but I did not expect to see so many artist. Some people can turn a chunk of wood into a showpiece.

 

[Brmorgan]

Yep, that's the great thing here. Everyone has a different skill set and focus to their work, so there's lots to learn. And to be honest, I think everyone who deals with wood a lot will at least occasionally see an exceptional piece that grabs their attention, and try to make something artistic out of it.

 

[CHEVYTOWN13]

I totally agree fellas.

This place is a gold mine for information.

All kinds of information.

 

[Brmorgan]

Well, I'm just glad I'm young enough to have more or less grown up around computers and the internet. I don't know what I'd do without the free access to information it provides. For example, last week I needed to cut some crown molding, which i had never done before. I knew it wasn't rocket science but I also knew it needed to be approached differently than regular moldings. I read a few websites describing the methods used, but I was still a bit hazy on the whole process. So I thought, why not try YouTube? I watched one five-minute video there and instantly got it. Went on to make all my cuts right the first time, and I could show anyone exactly how to do it in a moment now. Sure beats trudging down to the building supply and getting someone there to show me what to do.