J Perkins 3/16 X 1/2 X 36 Strip Balsa

Balsa Wood Strips – Precision Profiles (36")

These A-Grade Balsa Wood strips are an essential structural component for high-precision modelling. Sourced for their superior grain consistency and exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, these strips provide a reliable foundation for structural frameworks and intricate detailing. Each 36" length is precision-cut to ensure uniform dimensions, meeting the rigorous standards required by professional makers.

Applications:

• Architectural Model Making: The definitive choice for representing timber frames, structural beams, and urban landscape elements. The variety of available sections allows architects to accurately depict everything from delicate window mullions to robust primary structures in timber-focused massing models.
• Aeronautical & RC Engineering: A staple material for constructing lightweight fuselages, wing spars, and internal ribbing. Its low mass and high rigidity make it the preferred medium for engineers designing flight-capable prototypes and high-performance scale aircraft.
• Film & TV Prop Making: Perfect for building lightweight "hero" props, detailed scenic miniatures, and sacrificial elements for special effects. Balsa's uniform grain allows it to be carved, sanded, and painted to simulate a wide range of heavier timbers or industrial materials.
• Industrial Prototyping: Ideal for rapid volumetric mock-ups where low weight and high workability are required. These strips can be easily bent or laminated to create complex organic forms and structural prototypes.

Technical Specifications:

• Material: A-Grade Balsa Wood
• Shape: Rectangular Strip
• Length: 36in (Approx. 915mm)
• Width: See Options
• Thickness: See Options

J Perkins 3/16 X 1/2 X 36 Strip Balsa Key Features:

• Exceptional Strength-to-Weight Ratio: Provides the structural integrity of solid timber while adding negligible mass, making these strips the definitive choice for flight-capable aeronautical prototypes and large-scale architectural frameworks.
• Consistent A-Grade Grain: Each 36-inch (915mm) strip is precision-cut from premium balsa, selected for its straight grain and lack of defects to ensure predictable performance when bending or cutting.
• High Workability: Effortlessly shaped with a professional scalpel or craft knife; the material is highly receptive to sanding, allowing for perfectly flushed joints and refined surface finishes on intricate internal ribbing.
• Precision Structural Sections: Available in an extensive range of sizes, including the fundamental 1/8 inch profile, ensuring that beams, mullions, and spars are proportionally accurate to your specific scale.
• Versatile Bonding & Finishing: The porous, neutral-toned surface allows for instant "cold-welding" with specialised adhesives and is easily painted or stained to realistically simulate heavier industrial materials or aged timber.

J Perkins 3/16 X 1/2 X 36 Strip Balsa Tech Specs:

• Weight: 10g / 0.35oz
• Shipping Weight: 0.01kg / 0.02lbs
• Product Height: 13mm / 0.50in
• Product Width: 5mm / .500 (1⁄2)in
• Product Length: 914mm / 36in

• Age Recommendation: 14+
• Colour: Brown
• Material: Balsa
• Profile: Strip

• Brand: J Perkins
• Part No: 5520127
• Barcode: 505112102961
• Material: Wood