Pete S-RCU

I just recieved my plans from Ziroli for the F9F Panther.
Where is a good place to buy the wood?
The kit cutters are too busy, 2 month wait so I think I'll do it myself.

Thanks,

Siefring

I just went through comparing prices for a good size balsa order. I can't comment about quality of wood from each supplier, but my scan of RCU posts indicates they are all pretty good. Maybe someone else can comment. Here are the ones I looked at, ordered approximately by price.

1) BalsaUSA [link]http://www.balsausa.com/[/link].

2a) Lone star [link]http://www.lonestar-models.com/[/link]

2b) National Balsa [link]http://www.nationalbalsa.com/[/link]

4) Superiorbalsa [link]http://www.superiorbalsa.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi[/link]

They are all much cheaper than SIG or Midwest. I have had reasonable luck with the Tower Hobbies Balsa but the weight and hardness varies quite a bit.

Carl

CoosBayLumber

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Pete....

May want to contact Bob Holman in about a week or two. He did a batch of Panther's for a customer back in October. He cut too many and was trying to pawn off one on me. As on end of December, he still had two nearly complete kits sitting near the door ready for shipping.

Contact him after the 20th to see if they are still around. They may have become firewood.



Wm.

Pete S-RCU

Thanks for the information guys.
I'll give Bob a call first, as it would be nice to get a complete kit.

Flying Hog

Pete, I am building a Wendell Hostettler 30% Decathlon and have got my wood from National Balsa. All the wood I got was top notch and true AND in less than 4 days. I'm very happy with the Quality...Hope this helps.

Sense963

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Might also give John Valentine a call @ Top Notch Products in Goodlettsville, TN. [email protected] is his email. He's a modeller here in mid TN, and I invited him to do a presentation at our club meeting last year. Very impressive, and he's going to be cutting my Ziroli Zero this year. Ph is 615 310 5371

dicknadine

my best suppier has been Lone Star, any problems,give them a call and its resolved quick. have received probably somewhere's around $800 worth and only 1 complaint , and resolved with next day replacements. be sure to specify want you want- hard- medium - soft - or don't care. don't forget they are Bulk suppliers, for individual peices - support your local hobby shop dick

mokipitts

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I have bought bundles of wood from places like Balsa USA, or Lone Star Models, or it may be Lone Star Hobbies. They sell in large or small quantities. But you know I am fixing to build a 50% J-3 Cub, and Im thinking a lot of the fuselage and maybe the ribs will be 1/4 inch birch that you buy at Lowes in 4ft by 8ft sheets. I will probably be using an air tool to locate various large diameter holes in the ribs and fuselage sides for the purpose of making the airframe light.