Basswood
Basswood: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Tilia americana
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 410 lbf
- Colour
- cream to pale brown
- Workability
- easy
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- moderate
- Price band
- low
- Typical uses
- Carving, drawer sides, painted furniture, blinds
- Working notes
- The standard carving wood: fine even grain, little figure, cuts cleanly in every direction.
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