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I like hard dense balsa and they always deliver !
Product arrived in perfect condition and well packed for shipping.
The folks at National really went all out to get this order in the mail with lightning speed - I couldn't be happier!
Survived extremely well as the fins on my 6 foot tall rocket that flew to 1000 feet. First stage fell to the ground and hit fin first with no damage! Second stage hit ground at 50mph due to a flight computer error, fins also survived that. Wood was very easy to work with and very flat for the size of sheet I ordered overall. Price was also incredible. Perfect!
I ordered a number of different sizes & materials. Shipping was done on the same day and arrived in 5 days. I have delt with other companies which took much long to ship & charged me a heck of a lot more than National did. Overall, I am very pleased with National Balsa Co. & will be using them as my main source of balsa wood from now on.
Thanks, National, Mike
Impressed with the quality of wood and cutting
100% scratch building requires 100% quality. Our summer load of aircraft, lite ply, and balsa shipped fast and as always the balsa, spruce, and ply quality is superb.
Had the blocks quick, decently packaged for no dents or dings!
I have three parrots who love your soft balsa wood! People tell me 'oh you can just get cheap lumber at home depot etc, but I've looked carefully at theirs and it might be fine for projects etc but some has sap and big splinters , I don't trust it for my birds !You make it easy to know what I am getting, for instance you always make note that larger pieces might have glue on it so I know not to get that! It's soft enough that I at 80 years old am able to cut it down some for my little Gypsy whose beak is not in best shape, My Chloe Marie Umbrella Cockatoo is so excited when she sees the tall box! All three Johnny Richter Gypsy Rose and Chloe Marie just love your Balsa, if you ever decide to do a percentage off I'll be first in line! Mean while the free shipping is a blessing! Thank you from all of us
nice plywood the 1/4 hade a slate curve in it
The large balsa block arrived in great shape and was of very high quality balsa. Very lite as well. Thank you for the quick shipping as well
National Balsa Wood Co. selling balsa wood, basswood, plywood, cherry, walnut, maple and mahogany. We have been proudly serving the needs of Model Makers, Manufacturer's, Architects and Students for over 20 years. Our state of the art facilities combined with our volume buying power directly from the plantation's, allow us to pass on incredible savings. We carry a wide variety of sizes including balsa and basswood sheets up to 12" widths, perfect for architectural and modeling needs. We invite you to browse our secure online store.
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Need under 7lb Balsa? We have it!
Our Aero Light Balsa (Contest Balsa) Wood Sheets are soft, extremely light weight (4 -7 lbs per cubic ft) model grade quality wood.
Need Wide balsa or basswood sheets? We have it!
We offer Balsa & Basswood up to 12" wide!
Need Dragster Blanks?? We got them!
These blanks are predrilled with 2" deep holes perfect for your co2 cartridge. They are cut from lighter weight balsa wood and are excellent for competition.
Just thought I'd send you a picture of the canoe I built with 1/4x3/4x48 balsa strips from your shop. It's 20 feet long, 4 feet wide, weighs about 100 lbs and survived its first outing on the lakes of the Allagash waterway.
Clark Dixmont, Maine
Hello National Balsa,
Two summers ago my friend Ben and I bought balsa from you to make a surfboard.I thought you would appreciate the photographs I took of the process and final product.Let me know if you would like to use any of them. The surfboard rides great, thanks for the quality balsa!
All the best,
Sebastian
"My engineering class (high school seniors) created a suspension bridge from balsa you supplied last year. It took my entire class of 18 students about 4 months to build. In the end, a 50lb cart drove across the full length of the bridge and I stood in the middle of the span with a total load of 200lbs on the road deck. The bridge itself is 2m long and 40 cm wide with a tower height of about 1m."
Hamilton High school AZ.
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