The Federal style — sometimes called Adam style after the Scottish brothers who popularized it — shaped American homes from roughly 1780 to 1830, just after independence. Where Georgian trim is robust and Greek Revival is heavy, Federal moulding is delicate and refined: slim reeded pilasters, fine bead-and-reel detailing, oval and elliptical motifs, and crisp, narrow profiles that feel almost neoclassical-jewelry in scale.
Mason’s Mill carries 44 Federal & Adam profiles suited to early Republic townhouses, New England center-hall colonials, and Charleston single houses. They pair beautifully with our Georgian and Greek Revival profiles when layering periods on a single restoration.
We stock poplar in both 1 COM and FAS grades. Poplar is among the most economical and inexpensive of all domestic hardwoods and is typically used for paint grade materials.
The wood has a medium to fine texture and is straight-grained; has a comparatively uniform texture. Seldom used for its appearance, poplar is a utility wood in nearly every sense. It’s used for pallets, crates, upholstered furniture frames, pulpwood and plywood.
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