On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:14:14 -0000, PaulD wrote:

Actually I've had pretty good luck with cottonwood. It is soft, but
makes very nice boxes and bowls. A sample is attached.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...e/DSC_0006.jpg

Looks like basswood- easy to turn, doesn't crack too bad, etc- but
it's just so plain that most folks don't bother with it.