I had a chance once-upon-a-time to dismantle a 30 year old granary that a Farmer had built using some Poplar milled from his home quarter section.
I showed up with a couple of tools, expecting to 'pop' the siding off and gather up all sorts of wood for a feature wall in my basement. Spent 3 hours on it and ended up with a couple of pieces around 24 inches long with splits through them down the length. Poplar is some tough when it dries, but keeping it straight is another story. This farmer pretty much nailed it up as it came off the saw mill, so it was pretty good, but given any chance, it will wrap itself up into a big mess.

Last edited by jim haslip; 02/03/10 01:19 AM.