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Before you get into exotic wood, I only have a few available selections from the big box stores. I have oak, birch, fir and pine plywood. For boards, I have oak, poplar, pine and fir.
What I’m really concerned about is the finish. I’m thinking about birch plywood with poplar to save money but I have no idea what’s going to happen with the finish. Can the poplar and the birch be stained to match and what color?
I could also go all oak plywood and boards, but I’m not sure of how to do the fold down table. Plywood would be easy for both Birch and Oak, but I have the end grain to deal with.
What I’m really concerned about is the finish. I’m thinking about birch plywood with poplar to save money but I have no idea what’s going to happen with the finish. Can the poplar and the birch be stained to match and what color?
I could also go all oak plywood and boards, but I’m not sure of how to do the fold down table. Plywood would be easy for both Birch and Oak, but I have the end grain to deal with.