Wood

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Produced from broad leaved trees, tough/strong with a decorative close grain, mainly used for its high quality
Hardwoods
1 of 7
Low density, straight grain, fine texture
Jelutong
2 of 7
Used for prototypes. Extremely buoyant, very soft/light, low density with high strength
Balsa
3 of 7
Produced from cone bearing conider needle like leaves, grows quickly and can be replanted in abundance, making it cheaper, lightweight so suitable for modeling, but harder to shape for block modeling
Softwoods
4 of 7
Easy to work with, knotty and pron to warping
Scots Pine
5 of 7
Straight grain (knot free), strong and durable, smooth finish
Parana Pine
6 of 7
Strong but not durable, easy to work with, very resistant to splitting
Whitewood
7 of 7

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Card 2

Front

Low density, straight grain, fine texture

Back

Jelutong

Card 3

Front

Used for prototypes. Extremely buoyant, very soft/light, low density with high strength

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Produced from cone bearing conider needle like leaves, grows quickly and can be replanted in abundance, making it cheaper, lightweight so suitable for modeling, but harder to shape for block modeling

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Easy to work with, knotty and pron to warping

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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