: I have a friend who used Aspen extensively on an OI. Complaints
: were pretty much as previous poster states. I've been using
: basswood more and more in the past few years, and it only gets
: better each time.

Agree, basswood is wonderful stuff to work with. It's a great light-colored hardwood. If a customer doesn't want curly maple I'll use basswood. It IS getting a bit hard to find in New England.
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