Wondering which other type of wood sheet can be used if one wants to explore other avenues.

/h

I have seen 'simul' wood ply with Mr VC. But heavier than balsa,mayb
harder to work.
I never tried.

you can use (3.mm duro) or (optima 2.5mm) commarcial ply it is very light & strong also you can use for this ply for formar, for spar you can use Marandi Margin wood, it is very easely avb in local Mkt, cheeper also.....

Laxman Suthar

You can use 'Japanica' which is little heavy than Balsa. Its been sold under some other local name like 'Patiyala Ply' or something (I am totally missing the name. Mr Sanjeev of RCDhamaka told me the local name).

But I think Balsa is available in most of the metros LHS like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata etc. You shoul n't have a big problem finding them.

Issue is about limited options, only 6mm x 12in x 3 in balsa is available with most ppl I need a bigger plank, 6mm x 24in x 4 or 6 in

no one stocks them.

Imported Balsa is available in India
3.2mm x 4in x 48in
4.8mm x 4in x 48in
6.4mm x 4in x 48in
7.9mm x 4in x 48in
9.5mm x 4in x 48in
12.7mm x 4in x 48in

Apart from this Lite ply etc is also available here in India

Mr. Sanjeev,

Can you give me price list for the same also the shipping cost.

/h

Pls call Sanjeev or send us a mail @ sales at rcdhamaka.com

@RCDhamaka, I had sent an inquiry to you about 4 days back havnt heard from you.

Birch ply is a good alternative

@ Hemal,

Sorry but have not received any mail from you. You can resend.

Thanks
Team RCD

is balsa wood same as the wood that is used for making matchsticks.

@ Dinil

i assume they are different.

The wood used in match sticks comes from the Indian Silk Cotton tree or Simul. The density of Simul is about 3 times that of Balsa (approx). I use it for my model boats and Chuck / Catapult  gliders.

VC

I built about 90 wooden toys from Hong Kong last year for children. They were made of an extremely light ply. I was that pleased with it I saved what was left over from the kits and now use the offcuts for firewalls and strengthening in my aircraft. Yes it is heavier than foam but not by a great degree. I can't help with the name of the ply or  what type of timber was used. But Cutting it with anything but a light saw or my scroll saw made a mess of it. As engine mounts and anchor points it's ideal. The resulting kits using CA were extremely strong. I just wish I could buy larger sheets of it. It is a very common ply used in many ways in China. Veru popular for export due to it's light weight.

I have tried using a very thin sheet of MDF but this was too heavy. VC's Silk Cotton tree sounds ideal.       Stu

can you tell me where to balsa sheets in kolkata?

@svdp, you checked India hobby centre?

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Svdp go to GC Laha at esplanade.