UNPRIMED BASSWOODProduct Highlights:- Ultra-stable premium Basswood top- Sanded perfectly smooth- FREE of knots, seams and excess wood grain - Supported with solid pinewood cradlesMany Fine Art and Craft Uses:- Accepts all types of painting grounds- Great for encaustic, mixed media, collage and wood engraving - Perfect for mounting canvas & gicleesThe Unprimed Basswood panel is handcrafted using a non-flexible basswood top, sanded perfectly smooth and ready to seal and prime with the ground of your choice. Compared with other wood panels on the market, the Unprimed Basswood is sanded perfectly smooth and lacks plywood seams, knots or raised fibers providing the cleaner, more professional look artists' want. The support frames are made with quality solid pine strips that can be finished with paint or stain. Unprimed Basswood is great for encaustic, mixed media, collage and wood engraving.All wood should be sealed and primed.Ultra-stable, these wood panels will not give, bend or flex and like all Ampersand's panels, they are made with quality materials that have been tested not only for durability, but also for performance with artists' paints.