How to remove green from poplar. Make poplar pretty without stains. Oxalic acid on poplar 

I actually love the green in poplar, one of the first woods that I started out with for woodworking.

I could see the color difference each time. Very noticeable. That was a great tip. Thank you for sharing that.

We can see it! Neat trick.

Thanks Skylar, Mylo, good demo. I did not know. Blessings.

I've used oxalic acid on my deck (which works great, by the way) but never imagined using it on poplar to get rid of the green. Great tip. I'm going to give it a try some time. Thanks.

Many thanks for this and your other videos. Some hardware stores sell "wood bleach," which is simply oxalic acid. FYI, dilute oxalic acid solutions are also great at removing rust stains.

This is a good tool for the tool box. Thanks for showing it to us.

I used it on a lot of poplar. Really warms up the poplar. I love the color after it's been treated.

Excellent advice. I always like working with poplar - relatively good value, stable and quite easy to cut/shape but the color doesn't inspire me to do anything other than paint it. This technique will be great to experiment with and show off its grain.

The color difference was visible. Useful information. Thank you.

Thanks for the tip! This video popped up in my feed; it’s the first I’ve heard of your channel. I’ll be watching more.😁

Thats simple enough. Great results. Thanks Skyler.

Well done skyler

So… you just rinsed it off with a hose. But I have a project that is piece of furniture basically. And spraying it isn’t really possible. Any other suggestions on how to rinse it?

So I would like to do this technique but on wall molding trim so I can't take it outside to soak in water. Is it ok if I just use a spray bottle?

I like this technique more than the dye/stain approach you showed previously. The poplar becomes very neutral in color, like maple. Following the oxalic acid, you should be able to choose any stain without being committed to an orange/red one. Thank you, Skylar!

Thanks I learned something 😊

Good info!

Nice tip. Thanks!

Oxalic acid is also used to remove dark water stains on furniture during the refinishing process. See dashner design and restoration channel for examples of this. Quite amazing. Thanks for showing this use, I was wondering if you knew about it when you showed how to stain poplar.

Bar Keepers friend is oxalic acid

So, poplar can have greens, browns, and even purples. Does this method only remove the green? Or will it affect the browns and purples as well? Regardless, excellent work! In a similar vein, have you tried using lye on cherry wood? Essentially ages the cherry in moments, giving it a deep, darker red colour.

To remove green from poplar, just put it in direct sunlight until the green disappears

Hi, Skylar. Did you have any impact from Lee? I hope your construction wasn't affected either.

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