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Wood Sources
Posted: February 1st, 2020, 9:20 pm
by sciencecat42
Where is everyone sourcing their wood? Is specializedbalsa still considered the best?
Re: Wood Sources
Posted: February 2nd, 2020, 9:39 am
by JZhang1
Yes. I get basswood from Balsa USA tho.
Re: Wood Sources
Posted: February 5th, 2020, 5:33 pm
by boominap
JZhang1 wrote: ↑February 2nd, 2020, 9:39 am
Yes. I get basswood from Balsa USA tho.
This is my first year doing a building event... So what dimensions of the wood do I need? And does the Balsa USA send a case of the selected wood size or one singular piece?
Re: Wood Sources
Posted: February 6th, 2020, 2:12 pm
by donutsandcupcakes
boominap wrote: ↑February 5th, 2020, 5:33 pm
JZhang1 wrote: ↑February 2nd, 2020, 9:39 am
Yes. I get basswood from Balsa USA tho.
This is my first year doing a building event... So what dimensions of the wood do I need? And does the Balsa USA send a case of the selected wood size or one singular piece?
The sizes of the wood really depend on you and your design. A lot of people recommend overbuilding your boomilever then taking out excess weight. My first boomilever I just used wood I saw, but after some experience, I kinda got the hang of what wood might work best for my designs. I don't know much about specialized balsa and Balsa USA because tbh I just buy wood from local stores.