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Block Balsa
£4.90 – £5.47 inc. VAT
Block Balsa has many uses, including:
- Model aeroplanes:Â you can find a lot of aeroplanes and gliders made from Balsa, , particularly for hobbyists who wish to create lightweight, strong and flexible planes.
- Boats and surfboards:Â Watercraft like boats and surfboards are made by placing it between layers of fibreglass to buttress its flexibility and strength,
- Furniture:Â Designers are increasingly turning to balsa wood as a material for furniture, lauding its sustainability as a fast-growing tree along with its aesthetic properties.
- Musical string instruments:Â Designer of musical instruments, particularly string instruments like violins, use balsa for its excellent acoustics.
- Model bridges:Â It is useful for students of Design and Technology and engineering who need to build model bridges as part of the curriculum
Description
About Block Balsa
Block Balsa is a lightweight material that is ideal for crafting an array of projects. It is composed of thin strips of balsa wood laminated together to make uniform blocks with consistent density and strength. Block Balsa can be easily cut, drilled, sanded, stained, and polished for all kinds of construction jobs. It’s also convenient to work with since it does not require the use of special tools or glues. It is an especially suitable choice for model airplanes because it is exceptionally light and rigid yet still flexible enough to absorb pressure. Block Balsa can be used in any project where lightweight material is needed. You don’t need to be a master craftsman in order to handle Block Balsa; anyone can shape Block Balsa into their desired shape and even have fun while doing so!
Additional information
| Length |
915mm |
|---|---|
| Width |
25mm ,50mm |
| Thickness |
25mm |
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Collection & Delivery
COLLECTIONS: MON-FRI 7:30AM-5PM
With current COVID considerations afoot we endeavour to deliver to you to limit the foot-traffic on site. In circumstances where you wish to collect your order we manage this using a time-slot calendar whereby our team will contact you following completion of your order and advise of available time-slots within which you are able to collect your items from our site.
Should you have any concerns and wish to discuss prior to completing your order we advise calling ahead on 01757 270233. Collection service available from Y08 8LG.
Should we experience any highway or supply delays you will be notified immediately and offered another time slot.
DELIVERY: MON-FRI 8AM-4:30PM
All orders must be placed and reserved before a delivery slot is allocated, we require at least 24hours notice to ensure we include your order on our run.
Whilst we see the vast majority of deliveries completed within the working week, we ask that you allow up to 10 working days during exceptionally busy periods. If your post code is not in our delivery database we offer an arranged delivery which can be payed separately over the phone or upon delivery.
All deliveries adhere to the Government COVID guidelines.
If you have a cutting list we will need to pass this over to our saw mill. They will advise a suitable turn around for completion which will impact your delivery time. Due to busy periods we are very rarely able to do this on the same day!
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Length Balsa
Length Balsa can be used for many things including:
- Surfboards:Â balsa is a remarkably fantastic material for surfboards. Many of the world's finest surfboards are shaped using balsa as their inner-core material, providing ample buoyancy and world-class performance characteristics.
- Prop Building:Â using balsa as a prop-building material allows for fast efficient development to take place, using a renewable resource that is both light-weight yet strong, and of course easy to work with.
- Furniture:Â Designers are increasingly turning to balsa wood as a material for furniture, lauding its sustainability as a fast-growing tree along with its aesthetic properties.
- Please NOTE: Due to the nature of this material, some of the lengths may bow or change in shape.Â
Sheet Balsa
Sheet Balsa has many uses,including:
- Model aeroplanes:Â you can find a lot of aeroplanes and gliders made from Balsa, , particularly for hobbyists who wish to create lightweight, strong and flexible planes.
- Boats and surfboards:Â Watercraft like boats and surfboards are made by placing it between layers of fibreglass to buttress its flexibility and strength,
- Furniture:Â Designers are increasingly turning to balsa wood as a material for furniture, lauding its sustainability as a fast-growing tree along with its aesthetic properties.
- Musical string instruments:Â Designer of musical instruments, particularly string instruments like violins, use balsa for its excellent acoustics.
- Model bridges:Â It is useful for students of Design and Technology and engineering who need to build model bridges as part of the curriculum
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