A popular type of wood with a smooth finish, used to make wooden blinds.

Light weight, close-grained wood used for many modeling projects. Harder than balsa; has a tendency to raise a fuzz when painted or stained.

The Basswood is a light weight wood with a fine grain used in making Horizontal Blinds. Basswood is considered top of the line in wood horizontals.

Basswood is generally considered the optimum wood type for horizontal blinds because of its light weight and fine grain. Derived from the hardwood bass tree a high-quality basswood is kiln-dried to prevent cracking, chipping and peeling of the finished blinds.

A common type of wood for horizontal blinds because of it's lightweight and fine grain.