Poplar vs Birch - Which plywood is best for laser cutting

Jul. 08, 2024

Poplar vs Birch - Which plywood is best for laser cutting

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Because of the way plywood is made, it's less likely to warp or split, making it a popular material for construction - particularly for design & technology students. For a long time now, birch plywood has been the wood of choice since it's both inexpensive and strong. But while birch laser ply has many merits, poplar laser plywood has a lot to offer too and it has a lower density.

So when it comes to laser plywood, which material comes out on top?

What is the best plywood for laser cutting?

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maple or birch or poplar for painted kitchen cabinets? ...

Originally Posted by Leo Graywacz

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Maple for several reasons. I make a living making cabinets. I use professional paints sprayed in a booth for my finishes. Both Poplar and Birch will have the grain telegraph through unless you do extra work, Birch more than Poplar. For me Poplar moves to much. When I first started out I did a lot of 18th century style cabinets which required hand planing. Poplar was hand planed a lot easier than the other two. Only Pine was easier to plane. I made almost exclusively inset cabinets. With Poplar doors I found myself coming back to the job to resize doors because they swelled and would stick in the openings.

Poplar is too soft for a kitchen cabinet. The uppers might be OK but the lowers would get dinged up in short time, especially if there are kids involve.

Birch has the grain telegraph issue but it certainly hard enough. It can be a bit chippy running it over the jointer or through the planer.

Hard Maple is the best choice if you have a wide belt sander, otherwise chipping can be an issue.

Soft Maple is my choice because it paints well, it's hard enough to survive kids, it doesn't move that much when you do inset doors, feels substantial because it's a bit heavy, for the most part it's not that chippy although you find boards that really have a tough time being planed or jointed. So that's my choice and reasoning.

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