Friday, March 29, 2013

Balsa Wood

Similarly sengon and jabon, Balsa wood is also classified as the type of wood and soft light weight. Even according indonesianforest.com, balsa wood only has (dry density of air) the maximum density of 0.28 and 0.15 minimum. Still lighter when compared to wood or wood kapok cotton which has a maximum density of 0.47 and a specific gravity of 0.12 minimum.

Balsa wood
Balsa wood including wood species tractable (ie processed into other goods). When compared with the general timber species such as teak or mahogany, balsa wood processing or working is much easier and simpler, without the need for heavy equipment, just with simple tools such as cutter knives, wood can already be cut and shaped into various model. As for the taped, can be done using CA glue (power glue), epoxy glue or white glue can.
The wood is lightweight and easy to work with, making balsa wood is a favorite ingredient for plane lovers aeromodeling for making model aircraft. In addition, the balsa wood is also a favorite wood species that is widely used by engineers or those working in the world of architecture to create a miniature scale model building or buildings such as miniature buildings, bridges etc..

Balsa wood
When compared with other types of light wood, balsa wood is the most superior, both in terms of the level of flexibility and strength levels. Wood that has characteristics canescent has advantages that are not found in other soft wood species that is capable of absorbing vibrations or shocks well. Therefore, in some countries, especially countries such as Japan's frequent earthquakes, balsa wood is widely used to frame buildings. In areas prone to earthquakes, the use of balsa wood is considered more secure than using other materials such as concrete, iron or steel because it is not easy to collapse or collapse. And even if collapsed, the effect or impact damage if using balsa wood is still much better than the impact of the building or buildings berbeton use iron and steel. In addition to the impact of the damage is small, the safety factor is also a consideration users. If people tertindi concrete or iron, the person is definitely serious injury or even death, but if tertindi balsa wood, that person can still survive because the injuries are not too severe.


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