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from 300 reviewsI purchased two bundles of the 5-pound wood. As advertised, the balsa was all under 5 lb/cubic foot. The bundle included a handful of beautiful sheets of C grain wood as well. It's getting more and more difficult to find wood of this quality. Thank you, National Balsa.

great to find this it will be used fr rbuild of the 1/3 scale minimax for the 2026 world scale championship in england thank you jack b us fai scale team member

The Super Light Balsa arrived as advertised. I like the option of being able to get hand selected super light balsa looking forward to future promotions with more selection of very light balsa

Nice wood and came pretty quickly, but I wish the bundles weren’t wrapped in rubber bands, which means I have to slice them to get a clean edge.

My order of balsa and hard wood arrived in very good condition and was packaged very well. I will definitely recommend them and will buy from them again. Thanks

Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your service. Truly a premium product and exemplary shipping !
As usual ,a beautiful piece of lumber
Ordered some 1/32 & 1/16 sheet stock which I use in free flight kits and control line subjects. I always hold my breath when ordering wood I can’t personally see, but National has been doing a pretty good job on selection. So far nothing I would not use . I plan to buy more soon.

Many of our R/C club members order supplies from National Balsa, their recommendations encouraged me to do likewise when I needed to rebuild. Easy site to find what you need, order, and quickly receive . No problem!!!

This tool makes quick and easy work of sorting/measuring by thickness the random sheets and sticks of balsa I have accumulated.

Excellent service, balsa is consistent quality, extremely well packaged, and delivered in a few days.

excellent quality, great price! Fast shipping. High marks!!!!! Highly recommended.

I have ordered perhaps 8 times. Usually thin stock around .125 inch which I rip to 1/4 strips for boat models. Quality has always been excellent. Packaging sound. Shipping reliable.
No problems with "punky" wood. Always structurally sound.
Sorry folks, this isn't a well-rounded review....I have dealt with these folks for over ten years and always received what i was promised. I am pleased and will continue doing business with them. I think you will be pleased also.

The 1/16th x 12" x 24" plywood is perfect for the deck on my radio controlled IOM sailboat.


National Balsa Wood Co. selling balsa wood, basswood, plywood, cherry, walnut, maple and mahogany. We have been proudly serving the needs of Model Makers, Manufacturer's, Architects and Students for over 20 years. Our state of the art facilities combined with our volume buying power directly from the plantation's, allow us to pass on incredible savings. We carry a wide variety of sizes including balsa and basswood sheets up to 12" widths, perfect for architectural and modeling needs. We invite you to browse our secure online store.
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Need under 7lb Balsa? We have it!
Our Aero Light Balsa (Contest Balsa) Wood Sheets are soft, extremely light weight (4 -7 lbs per cubic ft) model grade quality wood.

Need wide balsa or basswood sheets? We have it!
We offer Balsa & Basswood up to 12" wide!

Need Dragster Blanks? We got them!
These blanks are predrilled with 2" deep holes perfect for your co2 cartridge. They are cut from lighter weight balsa wood and are excellent for competition.

Just thought I'd send you a picture of the canoe I built with 1/4x3/4x48 balsa strips from your shop. It's 20 feet long, 4 feet wide, weighs about 100 lbs and survived its first outing on the lakes of the Allagash waterway.
Clark Dixmont, Maine

Hello National Balsa,
Two summers ago my friend Ben and I bought balsa from you to make a surfboard.I thought you would appreciate the photographs I took of the process and final product.Let me know if you would like to use any of them. The surfboard rides great, thanks for the quality balsa!
All the best,
Sebastian

"My engineering class (high school seniors) created a suspension bridge from balsa you supplied last year. It took my entire class of 18 students about 4 months to build. In the end, a 50lb cart drove across the full length of the bridge and I stood in the middle of the span with a total load of 200lbs on the road deck. The bridge itself is 2m long and 40 cm wide with a tower height of about 1m."
Hamilton High school AZ.
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