Balsa Wood working characteristics?

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CWG

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Any make a stock from Balsa? I'm trying to imagine how it might hold up to my duplicator- anyone do this?
I'm thinking at the very least I'd need to epoxy a hard wood onto each end for the spikes to get a solid bite, but it will need to sustain compression- fear is it collapsing or warping as the morticing wood is being removed.
 
Balsa stocks

I know someone who has been making them for sometime for 22 caliber rifles but I don't think he has tried any in center fire.
I think he has made more than a few.

Dipper
 
thanks for links- if Balsa could be used for an 8' surf board- well..
Anyone actually work it?
CWG
 
Scoville stock uses..

..Balsa internally.

The carbon strengthens it. I believe there is a weight system in the butt...
 
balsa

Several years ago I had a customer bring me a Sako L461 222 rem that was stocked in Balsa , it was kind of unique.

I can't give much for advice but it was interesting. I'm sure it would jnot be great for recoil abuse.

chris
 
I believe it would be a poor choice of wood for a gun stock according to the table at that website.

http://www.zimsweb.com/balsa/information/info.htm

It is 1/4 th the stiffness strength of black walnut and less than 1/6 th the strength in bending and compression.

I would put it close to silly putty in strength.:)

I don't think they make baseball bats out of balsa.

Concho Bill
 
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surf boards have been made from a varirty of materials.
wood, laminated wood, foam with wood stringers, short boards from just foam. the single common factor on the composite boards is a resin and glass cloth...adding significant additional strength. carbon fibre could be used instaed of glass, but limits coloring options.
sorta what scovile does....

not an answer to the machining process, but a yes for a stock if combined with glass or carbon fibre.......carbon fibre bedding....balsa stock ??

mike in co
 
Bat Machine has made some balsa stocks. Balsa is very stiff and used with carbon fiber cloth laminations and a skin makes a great, light stock.
Butch
 
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