Box Elder Question

["Roy Haney"]

I have a large box elder that I am thinking of dry kilning for some furniture peice. Can anyone give me heads up on any pitfalls besides being so soft.
My wife likes the color.

[Joe Spear]

The red color in box elder will fade in time.

[Jim Becker]

Box elder tends to a lot of shake and can be brittle. As Joe mentions, the color will fade over time. I think it would be great as an accent piece, such as for panels, but I wouldn't necessarily suggest it for general furniture construction. This member of the Maple family is not a great choice for that. Now....turners will almost kill for really great box elder!

["Roy Haney"]

I have cut a few Box Elder on my Mill and this one 4' across has a lot of the deepest blood Red that I have ever seen.

[Alan Tolchinsky]

If you do any turning, it makes beautiful bowls. The fading part is correct but it is still beautiful.