Comments on: Best Place To Buy Balsa Online http://www.garrettsbridges.com/building/buy-balsa/ Tips and advice on designing and building model bridges. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:53:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Garrett Boon http://www.garrettsbridges.com/building/buy-balsa/comment-page-1/#comment-12423 Garrett Boon Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:55:05 +0000 http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=81#comment-12423 Steve, I have my doubts if balsa wood would be able to hold up against wind and thrown rocks, etc. Perhaps you could make a frame or some sort of truss system out of balsa and then cover it with sheets of a more durable wood, such as basswood or maybe spruce. Both are still very strong for their weight and much more dense than balsa wood. Steve, I have my doubts if balsa wood would be able to hold up against wind and thrown rocks, etc. Perhaps you could make a frame or some sort of truss system out of balsa and then cover it with sheets of a more durable wood, such as basswood or maybe spruce. Both are still very strong for their weight and much more dense than balsa wood.

]]> By: Steve Haslam http://www.garrettsbridges.com/building/buy-balsa/comment-page-1/#comment-12421 Steve Haslam Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:41:49 +0000 http://www.garrettsbridges.com/?p=81#comment-12421 Hi I have an idea for a project. I think it might be a crazy idea, but anyway here goes ... I would like to build a teardrop caravan shell out of timber, it has to be as light as possible because it will be mounted on a small steel trailer frame, which will be towed behind a small motorcycle. The thought of using balsa wood popped into my head from my younger days making models outof the stuff. Is this a completely un-do-able idea? Cheers Steve Hi
I have an idea for a project. I think it might be a crazy idea, but anyway here goes …

I would like to build a teardrop caravan shell out of timber, it has to be as light as possible because it will be mounted on a small steel trailer frame, which will be towed behind a small motorcycle.

The thought of using balsa wood popped into my head from my younger days making models outof the stuff.

Is this a completely un-do-able idea?

Cheers
Steve

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