With how easy it is to manipulate balsa wood, this material is perfect for ... You'll use them for both inlays and as templates for cutting angles. In pencil, lightly label this piece number ...

The team treated balsa wood in an oxidizing bath that bleaches ... we infiltrated the wood template with PVA,’ reads the study. ‘PVA is widely used in composites as it is an environmentally ...

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 ...