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 | Glossary Of Picture Framing Terms
  [1] |  | Basswood  Found in Europe and North America, with many different types found in Asia, Basswood is from the Tilia family, and is also known as Linden. 
 A very common wood used in picture frame mouldings, it is a soft hardwood that is easy to shape and carve. It has a fine, unobtrusive grain, and is quite lightweight. In the past, it was used in wood sculpting and puppet-making.
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