Scrap wood stool

Is basswood a hard wood? What is it most used for. Thanks.

Is basswood a hard wood? What is it most used for. Thanks.

Basswood is considered a hard wood but is very soft, it is most commonly used for carving purposes. It has very tight and straight grain pattern to it.

I was wondering what type of products your company manufactures with the basswood.

-- I thought you said there was no metal in this log !!!!!!!!!!!!

Sawmillman, the company I work for restores and replicates antique picture frames and majority of the frames are made out of basswood because they are usually carved and gilded. we also make some modern style frames. We use other types of wood like cherry ash walnut and oak and mahogany but we rarely use these woods.

What a great stool. It looks so stout. I’m sure it will be around for a good long time.

Thank you Derek it is pretty stout I believe it is only about 14 inches tall

Nice massice stool. You realy had some fine thick leftovers.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Thank you majuvla! Yeah some of the scaps we have are pretty thick because we mill down rough lumber for the wood so what ever is split and has knots usually is tossed or saved for shop build projects like this stool.