[WWI] Plywood

[Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton]

>>I had trouble trying to discover what basswood was, but eventually found it was American Lime (Tilia americana).  Which doesn't grow in Europe.  So I'm guessing that it was the common Lime (Tilia x europaea) that the Germans used?<<

Basswood proper is from North American lime trees and is In my
experience perhaps a touch softer and more "balsa like" than the
European limes ( T. vulgaris and T. europaea).

The European version is an excellent carving wood, whereas North
American basswood tends in my opinion to be a bit more porous and
"stringier" - though its pretty acceptable for carving it's a bit
lighter and perhpas not as strong as the European varieties. This may
be simply due to different growing conditions - slow growth in colder
climates tends to produce a harder, denser and closer-grained wood
than you would find with trees grown in warmer parts.

Either type is a creamy almost white wood with very little visible
grain marking

Aidrian