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Balsa Hardwood Lumber
Windsor Plywood
Balsa has excellent sound, heat, and vibration insulating properties, and is also incredibly buoyant. "Balsa" is the Spanish word for "raft".
Features
- Balsa has a straight grain with medium to course texture and low natural luster
- Commonly used to make buoys, rafts, surfboards, model airplanes, musical instruments, packing/transport cases, core stock in sandwich laminations, and fishing lures
Specifications
| Grain | Balsa has a straight grain with medium to course texture and low natural luster. |
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| Workability | Generally very easy to work.Balsa generally should not be used to hold nails, with glue being the preferred method of joining. Balsa stains and finishes well, though it has a tendency to soak up large quantities of material on the initial coats. |
| Note | Specifications may vary. Please check with your local Windsor Plywood for availability. |