Reply To: Lime any good for furniture or boxes?
Besides it’s excellent carving properties, Lime or basswood is excellent for secondary wood like drawers sides and such, as it takes detail work well. I have used it instead of pine or poplar on small work. I find you can get crisp dovetails without worrying about smal bits flaking off. The only caveat is dull planes leave a fuzzy surface, so sharpen up.
If you don’t like the light color, it takes stain well, but the wood is a bit bland for my taste on show surfaces.
