Sources to buy balsa wood for tower

[sci2024]

Hi,
Please could you share good sources to buy balsa wood for tower Div B.

[praveenbalaji]

I bought it from here: https://www.nationalbalsa.com/

Hope that helps.

[jgwilliams]

We usually order from https://specializedbalsa.com/
They have some great selections.

[knightmoves]

Specialized Balsa has had lots of recommendations on the forums in the past. Lots of teams do quite well with balsa from their local craft / hobby stores. Be aware that balsa wood naturally has a wide range of densities. You'll want to either select the density you want, or adjust your design based on the strength / density of the wood that you can get.

[pumptato-cat]

Specialized Balsa is pretty expensive. I'd recommend hobby shop wood(Michaels and Hobby Lobby sometimes has a good selection if you're lucky) unless you want specific density and all. I just don't think SB is worth it unless you're at the level where you care about that sort of detail.

[AlexLee]

Does anyone know if blick art materials balsa sticks are good quality? I'm trying to get some low density balsa sticks (1/16x1/16x36") for scioly (tower div c).