Poplar?
I have a good amount of balusters left over from various jobs over the years and most of them are poplar, with mahogany and red cedar in the mix. I would never use poplar on an exterior job, but I am thinking about turning some spooks and darters out of it. Would have to do a super sealing job on them, either tung oil or miniwax hardener. Hey, they're plugs, and are meant to be fished. My fished plugs get the snot beat out of them. But am I wasting my time doing a build from poplar?
On another note, I had to throw away last years sealer mix of spar varnish and whatever I cut it with. Even sealed, it got a hard top, and was all jello below that......
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