basswood
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- noun
- /ˈbæsˌwʊd/
- US
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madera de tilo
- Many wooden toys are made from basswood due to its soft texture and light color.
- carved basswood
- painted basswood
Examples
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A 4-inch, sculpted basswood wedge
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So on to the band saw where I will start trimming down this piece of basswood to the rough shape of the mash rake.
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The first step we took was to experiment with a wide variety of thicknesses for the Chubby's basswood core.
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What Raymond had in mind was a five-tined frog gig attached to a basswood pole.
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Orangatang urethane is poured around the basswood core before being pressed in the mold.
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She used her awl to press two holes across the top of my bark and looped basswood cord through them.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Chippendale sofa is finished; you are building a miniature American Flyer sled of basswood.
Fiction book (1993) -
Designed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Merry Christmas Decorative Block Set items are both handmade and made from embossed Michigan basswood.
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The softer, more compliant UHMW base layer adds mass to the harder basswood core and fiberglass skins and lowers the natural frequency of the final product.
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The artist chose basswood for his carving because it is easy to work with and holds details well.
Synonyms
Soft light-colored wood from a tree with heart-shaped leaves used for carving and boxes
Pale soft wood from a lime tree that people use for carving and sculpture
Compounds
A large North American tree with a broad crown, large dark green leaves, and soft wood used for shade
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Basswood comes from an old word bast meaning 'inner bark' and the part wood meaning 'wood'. Because the linden tree gives soft, light wood that carvers and instrument makers like, the name now refers to that timber.