Creating a Balsa Library and the Impact of Material Density

Thank you, Marc! This video is a must-watch for anyone who is a newbie to balsa building as well as for veterans as it contains so many gems of great solid sound advice for builders of any level (like snapping the tip off of the balsa stripper X-Acto blade to reduce drift - which is always a pain!) Send it to all your builders and I guarantee they will place higher than they have previously!

Hi, just wondering where you got that miter cutter from?

What size balsa sheets do you get

Hi where do you get your Balsa wood from?

Hey, your videos are very helpful for me while building bridges. I was wondering where you got the tool for cutting the balsa sheets

I was wondering for building a Div B Bridge what angle would you use for the miter cutter?

Hello! I first would like to say that I absolutelty love your videos, but I was also wondering if laser cutting balsa has any large negative effects on its structural integrity if you have any insight on this subject? Thank you

For your Balsa sheets from Specialized Balsa, did you choose the weight and grain of the balsa?

When I was a teenager 40yrs ago we had airfoil shaped balsa wood... do you know if it is still available?

Does precutting wood months before using them damage the structural integrity or density in anyway?

Why do you buy balsa sheets and cut it yourself instead of pre cut strips?

Never worried about densities and my planes fr
Ly well, why build a balsa library coz i buy at the local shop! And dont have wastage

My supplier has all shapes sizes rods and square,

hi balsa engineering! i’m currently doing tower in science olympiad and watched your videos last year which helped me medal! i’m interested in learning how to cut balsa but i’m a bit confused on how i’m able to cut 1/16” x 1/16” balsa cross sections because it’s just so small. are there any tips and what specific steps you do to cut it? the balsa stripped cuts to 1/2” but that’s still too wide 😭