Best wood for drawers

[Peter Quadarella]

Strangely my local Borgs all sell poplar. They are a little expensive though. Klingspor has a decent price, I think it's like $2.50/bf. I still have to find a close hardwood store that's ok with me buying a couple boards now and again .

[David Freed]

All the suggestions mentioned so far are good; it's more of what you think looks good, rather than what is best.
I live by an Amish community with over 60 cabinet shops employing over 300 people within 20 miles of my house. I sold random length drawer side material to some of them, before I switched directions and started making flooring (not enough money in the wholesale side). Most used soft maple, some used white ash, and only a couple used poplar (most don't like the green in poplar). I was the only one supplying ash in this area. I dried and sold about 25,000 bf of ash made into drawer sides in the couple years I was selling to them.

[Paul Arnold]

Thanks to all who replied, I found a fair deal (to me) on some 5/4 soft Maple at $1.50/bf so I'm going with that.

Thanks again,
Paul

[Joe Chritz]

I think that is a fair deal to just about anyone. I don't normally get 4/4 poplar for that cost.

Soft maple is tough enough you can probably get 1/2 sides out of that if you are careful.

Joe