Your Thoughts on Cottonwood for Projects?

[toolcollector]

Already a lot of great suggestions and info, Thanks.

As far as Cottonwood smelling, when I cut it, or especially when sanding it, the odor is unpleasant, but not too bad. The wood does not have an odor otherwise. I can image it would stink if burned.

Some good ideas for the Cedar too. I had planned to make a dry sauna (I have a heater) but I can't figure out (yet) were to put it if I do, but I thought the cedar might be good for the interior paneling. If not, I might end up with a lot of Adirondack Chairs and Cedar chests.

[sawmill]

Several years ago I sawed alot of cedar and took some of the lumber for payment. I air dried it and used some of it to line the walls of a large walk in colset that we had. I did the walls and the ceiling and today it still smells like fresh cut cedar. This cedar was white cedar. I use a lot of popular for wood working. I like to make toys out of it because it works so easy. As stated if it get wet it rots very easy. I am guessing that what you have may be popular and if so it gets harder after drying. Here we have a wood that is called cottin wood and when you saw it the board gets all fuzzy and the longer you dry it the worse it gets. If you leave it dry for a couple of months it get really light.