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===Manufacturing=== *Guitar production,mainly used with cheaper import guitars *In many areas, fast-growing [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] poplars are grown on [[plantation]]s for [[pulpwood]] *Poplar is widely used for the manufacture of [[paper]].<ref>[http://www.peupliersdefrance.org/indexGB.htm/ Poplar cultivation in Europe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103142348/http://www.peupliersdefrance.org/indexGB.htm |date=3 November 2007 }}</ref> *It is also sold as inexpensive hardwood [[timber]], used for [[pallet]]s and cheap [[plywood]]; more specialised uses including matches and [[match]]boxes and the boxes for [[Camembert (cheese)|Camembert cheese]]. *Poplar wood is also widely used in the [[snowboard]] industry for the snowboard core, because it has exceptional flexibility, and is sometimes used in the bodies of [[electric guitar]]s and [[drum]]s. *Poplar wood, particularly when seasoned, makes a good hearth for a [[bow drill]]. *Because of its high [[tannic acid]] content, the bark has been used in Europe for tanning leather.<ref name=Keeler/> *Poplar wood can be used to produce [[chopsticks]] or [[wooden shoes]]. *Baking [[Mold (cooking implement)|moulds]] from [[Wood veneer|peeled]] poplar may be used in the freezer, oven, or microwave oven.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aiken |first1=Laura |title=Baking Bread Abroad |journal=[[Bakers Journal]] |date=18 April 2012 |url=http://www.bakersjournal.com/news/breaking-bread-abroad-3747 |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808104752/http://www.bakersjournal.com/news/breaking-bread-abroad-3747 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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