Balsar Wood

[wombatie]

Have any of you used Balsa wood for scrolling?  Mainly the thinner stock.  What did you think?  Would you use it again.

 

Marg

[DWSUDEKUM]

Marg,

 

it is VERY soft and not very dense.  It cuts easily sands easily takes a finish ok but it can dent easily as well.  If you are planning something intricate then you might wish to go from Balsa to Basswood.  It quite a bit stronger than Balsa.  

 

 

DW

[woodduck]

Often looked at it Marg & wondered the same thing but have not tried it,thinking it might be a bit too soft.

[wombatie]

I was wondering if it would be any good for the jewelry that we make.

 

Marg

[ike]

It makes good model air plains but other than that I don't think so.

[redwine]

This is a very soft wood and as already stated will dent very easily. I don't thank I would recommend using it for jewelry for that reason. It's a bland color that might be used for intarsia but I believe you would be better off using basswood. Just my opinion!

Erv 

[LarryEA]

I searched and there is jewelry made with balsa. 

It is strong.... let us know if you use it..

[WayneMahler]

Never thought about using balsa wood. Made lots of planes from it and other things. Light weight but very weak. I have used basswood with great results for compound cutting and intarsia.

[amazingkevin]

Have any of you used Balsa wood for scrolling?  Mainly the thinner stock.  What did you think?  Would you use it again.

 

Marg

Marge my first scroll saw was a dremil 12" or 14" and he used it for airplane model building with balsa woods