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Although basswood ranks about tenth in amount among the 

 woods used for chairs, it is not considered an important chair wood 

 because such material should in general be able to stand loads and 

 shocks. Its use is mainly for seats, seat frames, and backs of cheap 

 chairs, where it serves in the form of plywood, and in high-priced 

 work, such as cores for panels. 



Basswood is second in importance among woods used for clocks, 

 oak being consumed in larger quantities. Basswood is much used 

 for hidden work and the backs of cases; it is a favorite wood for cases 

 finished in enamel work, and is popular in the imitation of foreign 

 woods, marble, and other materials. Basswood also serves as core 

 wood for figured veneer work, which is much used in clock cases. 



Connecticut reported the bulk of the basswood used for clock 

 manufacture. 



MACHINE CONSTRUCTION. 



The amount of basswood used in the construction of machines is 

 surprisingly large, considering that a high degree of strength is 

 generally required for this purpose. Basswood finds its use in this 

 industry mainly for boxes and spouts, such as are used in flour-mill 

 machinery, and for woodwork of looms and parts for which a light, 

 soft wood is desirable. 



SHIP AND BOAT BUILDING. 



Basswood finds a useful place in ship and boat building mainly as a 

 finish material. It is well adapted for moldings and other wood- 

 work for the interior of cabins, especially where finished in enamel. 

 It is put to a large number of other uses. 



BRUSHES. 



Basswood stands fourth in importance among woods used in brush 

 making. Beech, birch, and hard maple are each used in much larger 

 quantities. These woods are more desirable for this use because of 

 their greater hardness and resistance to splitting. Basswood generally 

 goes into the cheaper, rough, unpolished handles, while the other 

 woods mentioned are used in the manufacture of higher-grade 

 articles. 



SHADE AND MAP ROLLERS. 



The chief use of basswood in the shade and map roller industry is 

 for curtain poles. It serves well for this use, because it is so easily 

 worked and because the ease and permanence with which it takes 

 paint and stain allow it to be finished to imitate expensive hardwoods, 



