i'm planning to build new cabinets for my kitchen. they'll be painted white. all along i've assumed that i'd use poplar, but a friend said something he built out of poplar moved and warped and he prefers soft maple. he thinks it's more stable. i assume both woods have plusses and minuses, but is there any strong reason not to use poplar?
maybe i should add that i'm planning to make the doors and the cabinet sides with frame and panel construction and -- everyone tells me i'm crazy, but -- i'm considering using solid wood for the panels as well as the frames. i don't know if that changes anything, but maybe it does....
thank you,
debbie