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Basswood Carving Blank Assortment, 20 lbs.

Item #: 29137
Brimming with blanks of various sizes, this box is sure to spark your carver's creativity!
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Regular Price: $31.99

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Overview

Take advantage of this great value on quality carving stock, hand-picked by our lumber experts. It's valued at more than $40 if blanks purchased separately. A carver's delight! This lightweight, soft hardwood cuts easily and cleanly with and against the grain. It is preferred by master carvers and perfect for beginners! You'll carve project after project with this 20 lb. assortment of random-size, pre-cut Basswood blanks.

What's included

(1) Basswood Carving Blank Assortment, 20 lbs

Technical Details

  • Sizes range from 3/4" to 4" thick and 3" to 18" long.
  • Hand-selected for clear, tight grain.
  • Resists splitting.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 20LBBOBCB
  • Weight (lbs): 20.0000
  • Length: Nominal
  • Width: Nominal
  • Thickness: Nominal
  • Blank Type: Wood
  • Species: Basswood

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Why did you choose this?
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A good assortment of carving blocks for smaller carvings.
Fred C on Apr 20, 2018
I've bought your basswood blank assortment before and you provided a terrific assortment. I'm a turner who has begun to carve and your assortment will help me get started. I know you can be trusted to deliver a quality product.
William S on Apr 15, 2018
A good assortment of carving blocks for smaller carvings.
Fred C on Apr 20, 2018
Good price.
Olen P on Apr 17, 2018
I've bought your basswood blank assortment before and you provided a terrific assortment. I'm a turner who has begun to carve and your assortment will help me get started. I know you can be trusted to deliver a quality product.
William S on Apr 15, 2018
Read the reviews, seems most people were pleased.
William H. B on Apr 14, 2018
Wanted to try wood carving, since I retired, I seem to have more free time than I used to.
David M on Apr 14, 2018
Good value for the money.
David H on Apr 14, 2018
alot of carvers talk about it on woodcarving sights.
ricky m a on Apr 13, 2018
I am working in wood burning and wanted to start carving
Andrew S on Apr 9, 2018
Have bought before and am very happy with your wood
Lois S on Apr 7, 2018
I looks like a good deal for the money.
Val S on Apr 5, 2018
This is a Birthday gift
Shelby S on Apr 4, 2018
I've been looking for a reasonable priced source of basswood for my wood carving hobby and I've read good reviews on the quality of your product. Hoping I've found a good source of wood for my projects.
David M on Apr 3, 2018
This is my fourth box of basswood carving blanks so far they have always been good clean carving blanks enjoy carving my small caricatures with this assortment of blanks
BILL M on Apr 1, 2018
I've purchased these before, and have been VERY satisfied with the different assortment of sizes.
JOAN M on Mar 30, 2018
Great price for a good assortment of carving wood. Repeat purchase.
Christopher C on Mar 30, 2018
I am a novice so I wanted a selection
Winnie M on Mar 28, 2018
I think this is the 3rd time I’ve ordered this. Great selection of different sizes of wood.
Loretta R on Mar 27, 2018
Needed wood
Lyle C on Mar 22, 2018
Need basswood for carving; you have excellent customer reviews.
Robert F on Mar 21, 2018
Good reviews and hopefully I can use these pieces.
Vickie Z on Mar 17, 2018
I am doing now carving wood, so this is part of my projects.
Alfonso V on Feb 19, 2018
Might be a good deal.
Michael N on Feb 19, 2018
sounds like just the sizes I will need for carving song birds and at a reasonable price....I will follow up with a review once I start carving with it.
capt bob ...ridgerunner wood carving.
robert a t on Feb 17, 2018
Good assortment for carving small items
Diane R on Feb 10, 2018
I want to start my whittling career
Norma Gail S on Dec 21, 2017
I'm a new carver. this is a great place to start.
C. Donald S on Dec 19, 2017
Recommended by a friend for my son who has started to carve.
Joe H on Dec 12, 2017
Beginning whittling
Audie N on Nov 12, 2017
Nice assortment for a variety of projects
Tim S on Oct 18, 2017
I am a beginner carver needing an inexpensive assortment of quality northern basswood and this item has great reviews.
Kevin E on Aug 2, 2017
I'm learning how to whittle. I read the reviews for Amazon's Hollow Walnut 10 Piece Carving Kit, and they weren't that great. In a comment, someone recommended Rockler, so I thought I'd check the site out. This seems like a much better deal and the reviews are great.
Parul A on Jul 27, 2017
Great deal for a person who loves carving!
Alfred C on Jul 26, 2017
Needed some Basswood to make Christmas ornaments, reading the reviews led me to think this might be what I need.
Jerome A on Jul 16, 2017
Because it was the best deal I found on line,and I trust Rockler.
James F on Jul 15, 2017
Previous purchase, have resumed carving and needed more stock.
KENNETH P on Jun 2, 2017
I have ordered this in the past and have been pleased with the quality and size assortment.
George F on May 17, 2017
The man I'm learning from told me to use this type of wood.
Carolyn B on May 10, 2017
Need to practice skills and this looks like a great deal
Martha T on Apr 22, 2017
Wood type
Gerald B on Apr 9, 2017
for my new hobby of whittling.
andrew j on Mar 28, 2017
I like to get back into wood carving.
Robert D on Mar 17, 2017
I am running low on my old supply
MICK M on Mar 17, 2017
Basswood is a good wood for carving, especially new carvers. It is usually straight-grained and very enjoyable carving.
Larry F on Mar 10, 2017
want it
Mark L on Mar 9, 2017
Carving and used up what I had
Barbara A on Feb 21, 2017
I'm a beginning carver; it was recommended that I get an assortment to explore the craft, see if it's someting I want to pursue. Online reviews were very favorable.
Joel F on Feb 17, 2017
I hope that these will work well for small woodcarving projects with a good assortment of sizes and not primarily pieces under 1" thick.
Kate L on Feb 16, 2017
Very good price and hopefully a good assortment of larger blocks for carving.
David K on Feb 13, 2017
Good value
Valerie M on Feb 5, 2017
I'm starting to do a lot of wood carving and need to buy wood since I don't have good carving wood where I live. Looking on Amazon, one of the reviewers of another wood source suggested Rockler. Excited to find out about your store!
Nathan P on Jan 29, 2017
Good price.
Olen P on Apr 17, 2018
Read the reviews, seems most people were pleased.
William H. B on Apr 14, 2018
Is the wood treated? I'm looking for wood that would be safe to make a toy for a two year old child.
Matt C on Nov 3, 2015
BEST ANSWER: this box of basswood is not treated! The box has great selections of various sizes. Most of the pieces are fairly smooth, but is is all natural, nothing treated. Will most likely purchase another box in the near future. I just started doing some wood carving. This wood would definitely be okay for toy making.
I need 4"×14" and30" long
Danny J on Feb 15, 2016
BEST ANSWER: In my assortment, none were that big. Nothing approaching 14" or 30",all much smaller.
Are these blocks faced on 4 sides?
Deborah B on Nov 28, 2015
BEST ANSWER: There was a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Some were S4S, but there were a few with bark left on one surface. I guess it's like a box of chocolates..........

However, it does give a lot of material to work with. Let your creativity out!
I am new to turning wood, or using a lathe, my friend has one and he hardwood is good for turning (he lives in a different state). Has anyone tried this with a lathe, if so how did this work out?
Chris H on Aug 8, 2017
BEST ANSWER: This type of wood is not meant for Lathe work, It's used for wood carving. You could use it on the lathe But your tools will have to be extremely sharp And even there you will probably have a lot of tear-out Because of how soft it is.
Is this northern or southern basswood? Where is the source?
Aiden V on May 14, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Our Basswood is northern
How many pieces come in the box?
Garrett on May 2, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I bought this a couple of years ago. I am under the impression that each box is different, but the product photo is pretty accurate to what I received. The wood is good quality. I'd have preferred some larger cuts.

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Great assortment 20# box
Great assortment. Fast ship
Got 4 Rooks, 4 Bishops, 4 Knights and 8 Pawns so far from one block.
Got 4 Rooks, 4 Bishops, 4 Knights and 8 Pawns so far from one block.
April 23, 2018
Purchased
 3 weeks ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
Great variety and selection of sizes to get creative with.
April 14, 2018
Purchased
 1 month ago
Woodworking Experience:
Advanced
Great value
April 14, 2018
Purchased
 1 month ago
Great selection
April 12, 2018
Purchased
 1 month ago
Great box
Great selection. Made a cribbage board, 5 2” miniature people, other projects too. 2 pieces still had bark , which was very nice for a trophy plaque. Very pleased.
April 1, 2018
Purchased
 1 month ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
Happy Carver
I received the 20 lbs of basswood I ordered and I am very pleased. The assortment of sizes was nice because I have no power saws to make the sizes I need. I also like the way the wood handled my carving tools. It was like cutting through butter. I will buy from this company again.
My first wood spirit. Work in progress.
My first wood spirit. Work in progress.
March 20, 2018
Purchased
 1 month ago
Woodworking Experience:
Beginner
Very good service on the phone and online too. Very practical to have variety of blanks for the different projects.
Very convenient
Double Heliptical
Double Heliptical
March 14, 2018
Purchased
 2 months ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
Superior Offering
Arrived well packaged for shipment. No imperfections. Slightly over size dimension cutting. Rave comments on Facebook Basic Carvers after posting this picture and other members made the purchase (You are welcome, Rockler). The Rockler picture doesn't do this item justice.
20# as of March 2018
20# as of March 2018
March 13, 2018
Purchased
 2 months ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
basswood blank assortment
received 40 pounds of assorted basswood. Great assortment of sizes.
close up of tomahawk carved from basswood
overall view of tomahawk carved from basswood
February 23, 2018
Purchased
 2 months ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate
The best overall value you will find anywhere!
This review is mainly to show off a few photos of the variety of wood sizes that arrived in the box yesterday.

When I run out of wood to carve up in about 5 years time (Thats how long it took me to carve up the entire first box) I will buy another 20lbs without hesitation
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User submitted image
February 6, 2018
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate

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