I’m thinking about doing a balsa longboard and am looking for a good source in So. Cal for a blank. I’m not really looking to glue up a blank from planks. I’ve seen Rhino Balsa, is it the way to go? Also, are there any benefits to chambered blanks other than the weight reduction. This is my first crack at Balsa so thanks ahead of time for any input you can give me.
last time I was there foam-ez had some balsa LB blanks stashed away in the back. You might call them and see if they have any left.
Lots of helpful hints in the archives here but the main one for shaping solid balsa is, very sharp tools…
If you don’t want to glue it up yourself, try solarbo.
http://www.solarbo.com/cust/products/list/product_selector.php?ID=22&BrowseBy=ProdType
But for $199, you will get balsa on the heavier & grainier looking side…