Once you have smelled the aroma of poplar, you never forget it. This fragrance is somewhat sweet and can only mean one thing......Beavers. The wood in this little loom( crooked picture, not the loom) was chewed by beavers and left on the ground. No bark was eaten, and no part used in a dam or lodge. Poplar is not what I would call a pretty wood. The bark is often blotchy and rough. But the one thing that you can't mistake is the aroma. This may put people off or not make a difference. We shall see. The warps are being strung in a figure eight now, after a weaver acquaintence suggested it as a better way. Then the paint stirrer idea just happened. This free wood at the local hardware store will make a very nice batton to form the shed. Always learning new ways of keeping the looms "GREEN".
Once you have smelled the aroma of poplar, you never forget it. This fragrance is somewhat sweet and can only mean one thing......Beavers. The wood in this little loom( crooked picture, not the loom) was chewed by beavers and left on the ground. No bark was eaten, and no part used in a dam or lodge. Poplar is not what I would call a pretty wood. The bark is often blotchy and rough. But the one thing that you can't mistake is the aroma. This may put people off or not make a difference. We shall see. The warps are being strung in a figure eight now, after a weaver acquaintence suggested it as a better way. Then the paint stirrer idea just happened. This free wood at the local hardware store will make a very nice batton to form the shed. Always learning new ways of keeping the looms "GREEN". 
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