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Balsa Sheets and Sticks: Log Sawn, Dried and Planed
Dry balsa is the softest wood measured and very light, because drying leaves its cells hollow: the classic wood for light, stiff models. Green balsa is full of water, so saw the log into boards, dry them well, then rip and plane thin sheets and square sticks.
The picture: our diagram, log to stickered boards to sheets and sticks.
Intermediate
Weeks of drying, then a day
Instructions
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Saw into boards
Saw into boards
Crosscut the log to length and rip it into boards about 25 mm thick. Seal the ends.
Materials for this step:
Balsa Log (Ochroma pyramidale)1 pieceTools needed:
Crosscut Saw
Rip Saw
Tape Measure
Straightedge
End Sealer (paraffin wax)
Leather Work Gloves2
2
Air-dry
Air-dry
Stack the boards flat with stickers between every layer in a warm, airy shed and leave them until they are dry and light.
Tools needed:
Wooden Sticker (drying spacer)3
3
Rip and plane sheets
Rip and plane sheets
Gauge lines along the edge, rip thin sheets from the dry boards, and plane each to an even thickness.
Tools needed:
Marking GaugeRip Saw
Bench Vise
Hand Plane4
4
Rip sticks
Rip sticks
Rip square sticks from a sheet-thick board and plane them even.
Tools needed:
Hand SawHand PlaneTape Measure5
5
Sheets from a board
Sheets from a board
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