Ahem. Yeah, OK. The newbie in me is really showing through, but I guess that's the only way one learns. And I know that the good folks here at SMC won't laugh me off the forum. (I hope.) Anyhow, I've got an opportunity to latch on to some nice looking Poplar, in the rough. It's about 5/4 and the boards run from about 5" wide on up. They've been air dried and look pretty clear, from what I saw. Now, I *know* that Poplar is a mainstay for drawers and areas typically "out of sight", but does anyone out there have other uses for it? I can nab this stuff for 40 cents a bd/ft and he's got a LOT of it (@1200 bd/ft). He might let me take a partial load, but is looking at getting rid of, at least, 1/2 of it to make some room in his storage shed. Yay/nay? He's also got @1000 bd/ft of Oak, almost 4/4 at a buck a bd/ft.
While I'm at it, if there are any nearby to/in Wisconsin folks who'd be interested, I'd be happy to hook you up with the guy. He doesn't do this for a business, just had a bunch leftover from a harvest he did on his property in order to build his own house.