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Basswood is a light,
soft hardwood with indistinct grain patterns and creamy white
colors. Our products are well manufactured and properly kiln dried.
We saw thicknesses
of 5/4", 6/4" and 8/4". Please browse our
partial stock list
or
contact a Gutchess representative
for a prompt quote.
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Product
Information
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5/4",
6/4" and 8/4" thicknesses generally
available
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All standard grades
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Harvesting
Region
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Basswood
grows predominately in the Northern and Great Lake States. We
harvest our Basswood in an
environmentally sustainable
manner primarily from the Northern Appalachian regions of New
York and Pennsylvania.
Our modern
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located near our timberland,
interstate
superhighways, rail networks and some of the
busiest seaports in the
world—all of which allows us to offer our premium quality products
at competitive prices.
Relative
Working & Physical Properties †
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Basswood is light
and soft with low strength properties and generally poor steam
bending capabilities. It machines well and is especially easy to work
with
using hand tools, making it a premier carving wood.
Nailing, screwing and gluing are satisfactory.
Basswood dries rapidly with little
degrade and exhibits large shrinkage.
Common Uses
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Specific Gravity |
0.37 |
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Weight |
417
kg / m3 |
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Hardness |
410 lbf |
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Machining |
5 |
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Nailing |
3 |
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Screwing |
4 |
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Gluing |
4 |
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Finishing |
5 |
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Mouldings, window blinds, shutters, piano key stock, toys,
novelties and
painted
applications.
† Some information in this section
graciously made available by the American Hardwood Export Council
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