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Old 10-18-2008, 03:46 PM
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Hello!,
I'm an italian beginner and I would like to know what kind of wood Gene uses for its works.
Thanks for your answer!
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Hello hello! I believe he uses basswood, but if you watch him, you'd think it was butter Welcome!
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Old 10-18-2008, 06:32 PM
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Hi Luciano, Basswood's Latin name is Tilia Americana , you may have something in the Tilia family that grows in Italy that would match the carving qualities of North America's Basswood.

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Ya want to look for linden or limewood as it's called across the pond, it is very simelar and linden actually carves better then basswood. There are more then 30 specie in the Tilla family, basswood and linden are cousins so to say.
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