[WWI] Plywood

[Helen and Chris]

Aidrian,

excellent.  Thank you very much.

Chris.

> 
> 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
> 
> 
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