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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: MFannin on October 13, 2018, 08:54:44 am

Title: Your opinion for bass wood
Post by: MFannin on October 13, 2018, 08:54:44 am

Newbie here.  I'm new to it all, so I am wondering if bass wood would be a good "beginners" wood to start with.  It's soft and no doubt would yield to the blade easily.  I'm also about to order the WEN scroll saw from Amazon.  It's under a $100 bucks and gets fantastic reviews from many sources (YouTubers, Amazon customers, etc).  The opinions from this group matter most.  Thanks for your advice.  Mark in Colorado.

Title: Re: Your opinion for bass wood
Post by: Norm Fengstad on October 13, 2018, 10:54:24 am

I use bass wood for carving and scroll sawing , cuts nice, holds detail , paints and stains well and is quite light in color. I like it for compound cutting , downside is some consider it a bland wood with no character but I like it. it is easy to work with and not overly expensive.

Title: Re: Your opinion for bass wood
Post by: MFannin on October 13, 2018, 01:46:18 pm

Thanks.  I like all the properties you mentioned.  It will be a good wood for me to start with.  Thank you.