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I use basswood, I have family who use it for firewood, so I can get big already dry pieces for free and then I cut them down to workable size with a hand saw.
by data-ottawa 3y ago
I use basswood, I have family who use it for firewood, so I can get big already dry pieces for free and then I cut them down to workable size with a hand saw.
It's cheaper at my local lumber store than online as well.
I haven't been very adventurous with other woods because of that.
Basswood is light and easy to carve, but it doesn't finish as well as other woods.
- fuzztester 3y agoThanks.
- fuzztester 3y agoI googled basswood, and found this article about it, and its parent site, the Wood Database, both of which are interesting: https://www.wood-database.com/basswood/ https://www.wood-database.com/basswood/
- data-ottawa 3y agoI didn't know about that site either, the comment section is fantastic, it's full of users who both try different finishes and report back how it went
- fuzztester 3y agoCool, I will check that out. I only read the basswood entry so far. We need more sites like these on the net, instead of the garbage piles that are much more common nowadays.
- PawgerZ 3y agoThis might be the coolest site I've discovered on Hacker News in a while. Thanks for sharing!
- fuzztester 3y agoYou're welcome :)