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MATERIALS - BALSA WOOD



note: this page is a place holder until a better tutorial is written

How to work with Balsa Wood.

Common Uses
To cover large surface areas for light weight applications
Wings of model aircraft, chassis plating

Advantages
Extremely light (often used for model aircraft)
Extremely cheap and available at any craft store
Floats

Disadvantages
Low strength, fragile

How To Machine It
Scissors
Straight Edge
Super Glue
Sandpaper to clean edges

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