Tilia americana
- is a light and soft type of wood which is easily worked and very stable. Basswood has white softwood, and light reddish brown heartwood. It has a closed, indistinct grain pattern. Basswood grows throughout the Northeastern USA. It represents 5-8% of the volume of timber in lumber production.
General Information
Uses | Availability | Price |
Blind slats, musical instruments, containers, woodenware, novelties, furniture. | Generally available in thicknesses 4/4 | Inexpensive. |
Relative Working Properties
Machining | Resistance to splitting in nailing | Resistance to splitting in screwing | Gluing |
Very Good | Excellent | Good | Very Good |
Physical Properties
Specific gravity (12% m.c.) | Average shipping weight kilograms (kg) per cubic metre (m3) air dry | Average volumetric shrinkage (oven dry % of green) | Modulus of rupture (kilopascals) | Modulus of elasticity (megapascals) | Side hardness (newtons) |
0.37 | 381 | 15.8 | 60000 | 10100 | 1800 |