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The Wonderful World of Wood:
Basswood:
- "Tila americana"
Other Names:
- American lime.
Sources:
- Canada.
- USA.
Tree Characteristics:
- A medium size tree about 65ft in height and 2ft in diameter, but can be more.
- It produces a straight trunk, often branch free for much of its length.
Characteristics of the wood:
- An odourless fine straight grained even textured wood, with little contrast between earlywood and latewood.
- It is creamy white in colour, turning to pale brown on exposure. It is a soft and weak wood, and is lighter in weight than the related European lime (Tilia vulgaris).
- It is not durable.
Workability:
- An easy wood to work, its fine even texture pares easily with sharp handtools and cuts cleanly with machine tools.
- It can be brought to a fine smooth finish and it glues well.
Average dried weight:
- 26lb/cuft.
Finishing:
- It stains well and polishes to a fine finish.
Common uses:
- Carving.
- Turnery.
- Pattern making.
- Drawing boards.
- Piano keys.
- Plywood.
- Joinery.
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