I've just ordered some.....

[MrYorke]

......tulip wood to use instead of MR MDF. Thought I'd give it a try.

That's it really.

 

[rafezetter]

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[Phil Pascoe]

I suspect that it is liriodendron tulipifera, which is a totally different wood. It's used as a better class softwood substitute.

 

[kostello]

I think it's a different tulip Wood

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[MrYorke]

Have seen others use it for rails and stiles on wardrobe/kitchen doors so thought I'd try it out.

As much as I get on with MR MDF, I'd like to try something different.

I'm paying the equivalent to £1000 per cubic metre. Just buying a couple of boards for £35. Don't know if that's any good price wise.

Plus I have a new PT that I want to use a bit more. Hammer A3 31.

 

[MickCheese]

I used it recently for drawer sides and backs and face frames on some cupboards.

Really easy to work very easy to cut dovetails in and contrasted nicely with the cherry I used for the drawer fronts.

The face frame painted very well and finished easily so I recommend it.

I think Tulip Wood is from the poplar tree not the tulip tree, confusing I know.

Mick

 

[tomatwark]

Have seen others use it for rails and stiles on wardrobe/kitchen doors so thought I'd try it out.

As much as I get on with MR MDF, I'd like to try something different.

I'm paying the equivalent to £1000 per cubic metre. Just buying a couple of boards for £35. Don't know if that's any good price wise.

Plus I have a new PT that I want to use a bit more. Hammer A3 31.

I use a lot of tulipwood/poplar, it moulds well and takes a good finish, it can be a bit soft though so I would not use it for a top for example, but for painted doors and frames and moulds it is great.

At £1000 per cubic metre your supplier has seen you coming, it should be nearer half that I am paying between £500 & £600 at the moment.

Tom

 

[custard]

It's a dream to work and paint. The colour variations are a bit too scary (white to green) to leave unpainted.

The only negative I find is that it's almost always flat sawn, and you almost never find quarter sawn or rift sawn stable stock. In other words it's very prone to cupping. The way I get round this is to order some 4" or 5" thick boards and resaw my own quarter sawn boards for those components where stability is key. Once you do get some quarter sawn tulip wood the generally straight grain and lack of knots means it doesn't move much at all and is very reliable.

 

[MrYorke]

At £1000 per cubic metre your supplier has seen you coming, it should be nearer half that I am paying between £500 & £600 at the moment.

Tom

Thanks for the info. I'll be having a chat with them tomorrow to see what the score is.

 

[Benchwayze]

Have seen others use it for rails and stiles on wardrobe/kitchen doors so thought I'd try it out.

As much as I get on with MR MDF, I'd like to try something different.

I'm paying the equivalent to £1000 per cubic metre. Just buying a couple of boards for £35. Don't know if that's any good price wise.

Plus I have a new PT that I want to use a bit more. Hammer A3 31.

Depending on whereabouts in the UK you live, timber prices vary widely.
I usually buy through and through-sawn boards. Generally, the thicker the planks the dearer per cube-foot. Balanced against this is the fact that the more I order, the cheaper it gets.

I found a good supplier, with a wide range of timbers. I stay with them and live with the 'sliding scale'.

HTH

PS. Probably Cardiff is too far from Messrs. George Sykes, and delivery would cost!