Cottonwood is one foul smelling tree

[Ed L]

Thanks guys!
As Al said, its good for trim and moulding, I just finished trimming out a bedroom with it. A local mill used to sell Cottonwood paneling, pretty stuff.

Ed

 

[Al Smith]

It has it's uses just like any other tree .It doesn't warp badly like some nor do the ends split badly as a rule .
While it's not strong like oak as it dries it gets lighter ,oak really doesn't loose a lot of weight .

Fact is when Tom takes a decent one down we're going to cut some outrigger pads out of the stuff so they don't get hernias from dragging those heavy azzed oak things around .Couple straight 12-14 " logs should do it .

I don't like chainsaw milling but in an hour or two it could be done using the Grandville mini mill and one of either mine or Toms larger saws .

I think there is a difference in species .The local cottonwoods are eastern black cottonwood which is considered as a hardwood .