Using pine for painted trim and the grain bleeds through two coats every time — the MDF edge chips on impact, the pine shows through, and the painter is on the clock for extra sanding and priming you did not plan on. This 3/4-inch white poplar quarter round molding is sized for the most common base and wall trim reveals in residential construction. White poplar takes paint cleanly without grain sealer — the surface is consistent enough that you do not need a grain-filling primer step. The 3/4-inch profile covers standard quarter-round applications without being oversized. Priced per linear foot — you order exactly what the job takes with no bundled overage. Standard in the finish carpentry and trim inventory of painters and remodelers across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa — the quar Stocked at Crofton Lumber and Akron Lumber.