Surfaced Rainbow Poplar Board, 15/16" x 5" x 46" (PO-004)

This is the exact board you'll receive. One piece of rainbow poplar, surfaced on both faces and straight-lined on both edges, so it's ready to go straight to your project. The front is the showstopper, with a rich band of olive green running most of the length and a bold sweep of charcoal-black mineral streaking at one end that looks almost like brushwork. The back is softer, with a golden-yellow stripe along one edge, gray streaking through the middle, and a dark streak that echoes the one on the front.

Poplar is easy to work. It cuts, planes, and sands smoothly, and it's light enough to handle without a fight. Rainbow boards are best saved for projects where the color can show: boxes, accent panels, inlays, trays, and turnings.

A note on color: like all rainbow poplar, these colors will mellow toward brown over time with light exposure. A finish with UV protection slows that down, and some folks love the aged look just as much.

Specs

• Species: Rainbow Poplar
• Inventory #: PO-004
• Thickness: 15/16" (surfaced from 4/4)
• Width: 5"
• Length: 46"
• Board feet: 1.60 (calculated at 4/4 nominal)
• Milling: S2S, straight-lined both edges (SL2E)
• Natural defects: mineral streaking, a small knot, and light sticker marks on the back, part of the board's character

Ships carefully packed from Evansville, Indiana. Local pickup also available.