This is an amazing flying wing project, using classic balsa wood construction and covering. You can learn more in the ...

Second-year students in the Northampton Community College architecture program spent weeks constructing bridges from balsa wood, knowing this day would come. They tested the limits of those bridges in ...

Balsa is a soft, lightweight wood that’s perfectly suited to whittling but not a whole lot else. Which is a shame, according to Kihyun Kim, because it’s a relatively sustainable, fast-growing resource ...

When a project requires wood, balsa wood is a go-to for a reason; it's lightweight, easy to work with, and affordable. It's also considered relatively strong for its weight, but that doesn't mean it's ...

Imagine cutting a sheet of wood with nothing more than a utility knife. That's balsa for you. You may remember this ultralight-weight wood from model plane kits in childhood. Bring this material out ...

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I shouldn’t have been surprised. The East Tennessee region where he made his name is notoriously insular, with a history of bootlegging and moonshiners who took great pains to hide themselves from ...

Seizures of illegally harvested balsa wood more than doubled in Ecuador between 2019 and 2020. Timber mafias operating along Ecuador’s borders with Peru and Colombia have been profiting from the ...

Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The rollout of new wind power projects could be delayed by a shortage of balsa wood. Better known for its use in ...

Rockville, April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per Fact.MR, a provider of market research and competitive intelligence, the global balsa wood market is expected to garner US$ 218 million by 2033, ...

What has the destruction of balsa trees in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest got to do with the wind power industry in Europe? As the international commitment to renewable energy has grown in recent ...