Basswood wood

Workability: Easy to work, being very soft and light. Perhaps one of the most suitable wood species for hand carving. Basswood also glues and finishes well, but . This light weight wood works very easily with both hand and power tools. It cuts cleanly, nails, screws, .

Many large hardwood retailers outside its natural range carry basswood in board form.

American basswood is an important timber tree, especially in the Great Lakes States.

The soft, light wood has many uses in wood products. Commonly called lime trees in the British Isles, they are not related to the lime fruit. Other names include linden, and basswood for the North American species. Linden was originally the adjective, made from linwood or lime- wood . Our facility produces Birdseye Maple Lumber, Curly Maple (Tiger Maple) Lumber and we . It nails, screws, and glues fairly well and can be sande and . The tree ranges from the Great Plains east. It is food for wildlife, a beautiful landscape tree, a favorite honey tree and excellent wood for . Of the Family Tiliaceae, the wood is known for its tight grain.

Wood dries fairly rapidly with some shrinkage though little distortion or degrade. Very little movement in service. Bailey Wood Products offers basswood lumber for carving, venetian blinds, food utensils and food containers. This tree has very large leaves, . It is very light, fairly soft and glues well, has little or no grain.

It has also been kiln dried to - moisture content. This means you can buy more wood and build more bridges for the same amount of . This wood is perfect for commercial use. Since the wood only produces 13.

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