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Carving with the grain is not only easier due to the decreased resistance from the wood but also avoids tearing, chipping and unsightly visual artefacts. The grain is identified by the dark streaks running through the wood. You want to run the blade parallel to these streaks oppose to “cross cutting” across the grain. Once you have identified the direction of the grain you will need to...

The Balsa Workbench - Helpful hints for building balsa RC airplanes. I’m not into fancy scale details, so I don’t have much to say about making scale panel lines or tiny rivets. What I like best is plain old RC airplanes. On this website I feature my own building projects in articles telling new builders how to put a plane together easily and accurately. If there’s anything in particular you’d...

Balsa Bridge Building Contest results, tips, photographs, rules. This contest has been held annually since 1980. Hundreds of bridges have been tested. The students who take part in the contest are enrolled in either Physics 11 or Physics 12 at Notre Dame Regional Secondary School in Vancouver, BC, Canada. All physics students at Notre Dame take part in the contest. While there is an evaluation...

Balsasurfers are a company importing Balsawood Surfboards, Balsawood Blanks and Balsawood Custom Surfboards from Equador. Longboard Pro Rasty (above) and Tamzen from the UK welcome you to Balsasurfers - offering you beautiful balsawood surfboards, balsawood blanks and custom balsawood shapes. Www.balsasurfers.com - formally Balsanova Custom Surfboards, importing balsa wood surfboards and blanks...

Balsa Wood Surfboards - Yana Surf wood surfboards offer an environmentally sound alternative to conventional foam surf craft. We have quality balsa wood surfboards in the USA. The balsa wood we use to build wood surfboards grows very rapidly on carefully maintained Ecuadorian plantations, eliminating the problem of depletion of trees and allowing the resources of the nearby rainforest to be...