
Custom Wooden Sticks & Poplar Blanks — Made to Your Spec
This category is for buyers who need a poplar stick that does not yet exist as a standard line — a particular cross-section, length or finish that an off-the-shelf ice cream or kulfi stick cannot satisfy. We supply unprinted, unbranded poplar blanks in two base formats: 4 × 4 × 200 mm square blanks for skewers, dowels and machining, and 25 × 3 × 200 mm wide flat strips for crafts, packaging inserts and laser/print work. Both are dimensioned starting points — tell us the final size you actually need and we cut to it.
Why poplar for custom work: it is a close-grained, low-resin hardwood that machines, drills and laser-cuts cleanly without the splintering or oily bleed you get from cheaper birch substitutes or local softwoods. It is kiln-dried to a stable moisture content, so blanks stay straight and hold tolerance after they leave the factory — which matters when you are feeding them into a printing line, a CNC jig or an automated skewer machine. The wood is food-grade, odourless and taste-neutral, so the same blank works for a barbecue skewer, a confectionery handle or a craft component.
Poplar Works runs these as a true OEM/contract line from our Lahore plant: you bring the drawing or the sample, we engineer the blank and produce it at volume with consistent thickness across the run. That makes us a practical fit for brand owners, contract manufacturers and importers who want bespoke wooden sticks sourced inside Pakistan rather than waiting on a long China lead time.
Available sizes
Indicative wholesale rates in PKR per piece — final price depends on quantity, size and finish. Tap any size for a quote.


Flat Strip — 25 × 3 × 200 mm
Common uses
Skewer & barbecue manufacturers
The 4×4×200 mm square blank is the base stock for wooden skewers, satay sticks and kebab handles — pointed, sanded or left square, and re-cut to your finished length for automated skewer lines or food-service packing.
Craft, hobby & education suppliers
The 25×3×200 mm flat strip is sized for model-making, school craft kits, popsicle-frame projects and DIY packaging. Smooth, splinter-free faces take glue, paint and laser engraving without fuzzing.
Packaging & promotional brands
Flat poplar strips work as rigid box inserts, hang-tags, sampler paddles and printed promotional sticks. We supply blank so your printer or converter can over-print, foil or die-cut to your artwork.
CNC, machining & component shops
Square blanks serve as raw stock for dowels, pegs, jig components and turned parts. Stable, low-resin poplar holds tolerance through drilling, routing and sanding without tear-out.
What wholesale buyers get
Food-grade poplar throughout — splinter-free, odourless, taste-neutral and kiln-dried for dimensional stability on print and machining lines.
Bespoke sizing is the point of this category: the 4×4×200 mm square and 25×3×200 mm flat strip are base formats — send your target length, width and thickness and we tool to it.
Custom finishing available: pointed/bevelled ends, rounded corners, sanding grade, chamfers, drilled holes and contract printing or branding.
Built for bulk — wholesale MOQs with per-piece pricing that drops on volume; samples available before you commit to a production run.
Export-grade, carton/bulk packaging to your count per box; we ship across Pakistan and handle export orders for overseas buyers.
Reliable, quoted lead times from our Lahore factory, with consistent thickness held across the full batch run.
Buyer questions
Can you make a custom size that isn't 4×4×200 mm or 25×3×200 mm?
Yes — those two are base formats, not the limit. Custom sizing is the whole purpose of this category. Send us the finished length, width and thickness (or a sample) and we set up tooling to cut poplar blanks to your exact specification, within the practical tolerances of the wood.
What is the minimum order quantity for custom poplar blanks?
Custom and OEM runs carry a higher MOQ than our standard catalogue lines because each spec needs its own setup. The exact minimum depends on the size and finishing you require — share your dimensions and target volume on WhatsApp and we'll confirm the MOQ and a per-piece rate for that run.
Is the wood food-safe for skewers and confectionery handles?
Yes. We use food-grade poplar that is splinter-free, odourless and taste-neutral, kiln-dried with no chemical bleed. The same blank is suitable for barbecue and satay skewers, confectionery handles and craft work; if you need a specific food-contact certification for export, tell us the destination market and we'll advise.
Can you print, brand or finish the blanks?
Yes — we supply plain blanks for buyers who print in-house, and we also offer contract finishing: pointed or bevelled ends, rounded corners, drilled holes, sanding to grade, and branding/printing to your artwork. Send your design and we'll quote the finished piece.
Do you supply samples and ship outside Pakistan?
We can provide samples of the base blanks or a small custom-cut sample before a production run so you can verify the wood and dimensions. We deliver wholesale across Pakistan and export to overseas buyers, packed in cartons to your specified count per box.
Need a wooden stick built to your exact spec?
Send us your drawing, sample or target dimensions and we'll engineer the poplar blank and quote a bulk per-piece rate from our Lahore factory. OEM, contract printing and export orders welcome.