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Balsa-Foam is different from all other kinds of foam. It was developed specifically for three-dimensional design and model making. Using a variety of conventional and not-so-conventional hand tools, you can easily create the shape and the detail you need.

Balsa-Foam is used by a growing number of industrial designers and model builders across the world because of how easily and quickly they can create detailed shapes.

Balsa-Foam is also ideal for school art projects. Balsa-Foam (BF I density) enhances student safety because if offers little resistance to sharp carving tools, greatly reducing the risk of slipping. Younger students can sculpt Balsa-Foam I with emery boards and wooden picks.

Balsa foam is available in the following densities

Balsa-Foam I...7 lb. pcf. The softest, easiest -to-work Balsa Foam offers speed and economy. It is ideal for quick form studies and concept models. Smooth texture, and excellent detail, but low durability without protective coating.

Balsa-Foam II...12 lb. pcf. Still very easy to work, but much more durable than Balsa-Foam I. The 12 lb. density is hard enough for many vacuum form mold applications.

Balsa-Foam III...20lb. pcf. The hardest Balsa-Foam is the best choice when maximum durability of the model is important.

This Logo for a BHP Australia Television Comercial was created utalising Balsa Foam Phenolic II. The recesed area was carved, filled with polyfiller, then sprayed with a hammered metal finish. The scratched metal flat surface and hot liquid metal was digitally added. Copyrite Bunyan Films 2000

Phenolic Balsa-Foam

The original Balsa-Foam is made from a dense, rigid phenolic resin. It has characteristics that make it different from both styrene and urethane foams. It was developed specifically for model making and is ideally suited to carving, sculpting and coating. Its tight cell structure makes it effective at holding fine detail.

Using a variety of conventional and not-so-conventional hand tools, you can easily create the shape and the detail you need.

Balsa-Foam's ability to be carved easily and hold fine detail has made it popular with model makers, set designers, diorama artists, industrial designers and model railroad enthusiasts. It can be joined with ordinary glues suitable for wood working, filled and painted.

Phenolic Balsa-Foam is manufactured in three standard densities: 7 lb., 12 lb., and 20 lb. per cubic foot. Actual density will vary + - 1 lb. pcf.

CAUTION: Phenolic Balsa-Foam will corrode and tarnish all metals and metal alloys over time. Clean metal and steel tools after each use and do not store tools with phenolic Balsa-Foam. Safety glasses and a dust mask are recommended when sanding or using power tools. Urethane Balsa-Foam is recommended when machining.

Artist Paul Stevens.

Based on the model originally designed by James Cameron for the 20th Century Fox Film, Aliens.

Resistant to solvents
Zero memory (no rebound)
Holds fine detail
Cuts and shapes easily
Resistant to heat up to 300 F
Tight cell structure
Certified Non-Toxic

Urethane Balsa-Foam

Urethane Balsa-Foam is a closed-cell foam that is also ideal for 3-D design and model making applications. Urethane works well for designers and model makers who need a stronger material. While the original fawnlike Balsa-Foam is totally rigid (zero memory or rebound), urethane has just enough elasticity to give it more resistance to denting or breaking, while maintaining good sculpturing characteristics.

Other applications include marine aircraft housing, insulation under water, boat docks, skiboards, boat hulls, signs and pipe insulation. It is ideal as a core material where a closed cell water repelling foam is a must.