Basswood Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Basswood Alternative Name 1: American Basswood
Basswood Alternative Name 2: American Lime
Basswood Amount of Figure: Low
Basswood Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Basswood Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Basswood Available As Lumber: Yes
Basswood Available as Veneer: No
Basswood Available only in small sizes: No
Basswood Bending Strength: Low
Basswood Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Basswood Botanical Name: Tilia americana
Basswood Carving: Very good, very easy to carve
Basswood Clear Finish or Varnish: Very Good
Basswood Color of Wood: Creamy White
Basswood Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Basswood Crushing Strength: Low
Basswood Decorative Figure: No
Basswood Density: Low
Basswood Drilling: Good
Basswood Fill before Finishing: Does not require a filler
Basswood Gluing: Good
Basswood Grain: Straight
Basswood Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Indistinct growth ring
Basswood Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Indistinct growth ring stripe
Basswood Hand Tooling: Very Easy
Basswood Hardness: Soft, easy to dent
Basswood Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Basswood Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Basswood Interlocked Grain: No
Basswood Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
Basswood Machine Tools: Easy to Very Easy
Basswood Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Basswood Movement after drying: Low
Basswood Nail Holding: Fair - Nails hold or are fairly easily pulled out
Basswood Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Basswood Natural Durability: Non-durable
Basswood Number of Knots: Low
Basswood Painting: Good
Basswood Planing: Average
Basswood Polishing: Good
Basswood Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 27
Basswood Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 27
Basswood Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Basswood Sanding: Rather difficult
Basswood Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Basswood Screw Holding: Fair - Screws are fairly easy to pull out
Basswood Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Basswood Shaping: Rather difficult
Basswood Size of Knots: Intermediate
Basswood Size of Pores: Small Pores - Closed grain
Basswood Specific Gravity: Moderate
Basswood Specific Gravity maximum: .41
Basswood Specific Gravity minimum: .41
Basswood Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Basswood Steam Bending: Poor
Basswood Stiffness: Moderate
Basswood Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Basswood Texture of the Wood: Fine
Basswood Toughness: Low
Basswood Turning: Good
Basswood Weight: Light
Basswood Wood Defects: Stain
Basswood Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Basswood Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Basswood Use for Carving: YES
Basswood Use for Cooperage: YES
Basswood Use for Decorative Veneer: no
Basswood Use for Flooring: no
Basswood Use for Furniture: no
Basswood Use for Handles: no
Basswood Use for Heavy Construction: no
Basswood Use for Inlay: no
Basswood Use for Interior Finish: no
Basswood Use for Light Construction: no
Basswood Use for Marine Applications: no
Basswood Use for Marquetry: no
Basswood Use for Millwork: YES
Basswood Use for Models and Patterns: YES
Basswood Use for Musical Instruments: no
Basswood Use for Novelties: YES
Basswood Use for Secondary Furniture Components: YES
Basswood Use for Shingles: no
Basswood Use for Sports Equipment: no
Basswood Use for Turnery: YES
Basswood Use for Woodenware: YES