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.
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.
Quality is always our #1 goal and our Customers Agree!
Let customers speak for us
As usual, the wood is good quality and with the bundle special it was a good deal. Also bought 1/4" sheet and 1/16 and 1/64" plywood which also was excellent quality.
I ordered multiple different sizes of balsa wood to be used for architectural model house framing. The wood came beautifully packaged. It is dimensionally accurate and easy to work with. I will be a repeat customer.
The wood was good but props for good customer service when FedEx delivered to the wrong location. The neighbors dropped off my wood but before that National was prompt in responding and starting the process to do a refund from Fed Ex. They also pointed out that they have alternative shipping.
All wood received was just as expected. Packaged very well nothing damaged during shipping. Thanks
it was just what i orderd came well packaged and was shipped fast am very pleased with this company
I have ordered over $800 worth of balsa & Plywood. The quality and fast delivery is great.
Excellent to deal with prompt shipping high quality product
Great wood products. Shipping was reasonably quick. These guys have all the right materials for building. The choices on dimensions are vast. I am now able to build my plane that I've waited 5 years to build. Thanks.
Most of our local hobby shops are long gone. Only two national chains provide traditional model building supplies. National Balsa is one of my go-to's for wood. It's always been the grade and quality they advertised. My latest order included some 12x12 plywood sheets which I could not find locally. Ordered what I needed, along with a few extras, as well as some other products I was running low on. Shipping time was acceptable, packaging was great....no damage at all. Thanks again!
Been buying your wood for over 18 years. Great quality! Fast shipping.
I build HO scale trestle bridges from your wood.
I ordered 14 sheets of 1/16 x 4 x 36. It arrived and is very clear, consistent and light.
I’m working on a vintage 1/4 scale radio control airplane and the wood in the kit is warped and dry! I replaced some of the bad wood with National Balsa Co., wood. Quality wood. Nicely cut, and straight pieces . This has really helped me with my build.
The wood I ordered was in perfect shape and condition. Arrived on time. Thanks.
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.
Featured products
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1 x 1 x 24 Balsa Wood Plank
Regular price $4.06 USDRegular priceUnit price per$5.68 USDSale price $4.06 USDSale -
1 x 1 x 24 Basswood Plank
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1 x 1 x 36 Balsa Wood Plank
Regular price $6.09 USDRegular priceUnit price per$8.53 USDSale price $6.09 USDSale -
1 x 1 x 36 Balsa Wood Triangle
Regular price $4.28 USDRegular priceUnit price per$6.01 USDSale price $4.28 USDSale
