Balsa is the lightest wood known. It grows in South and Ccnlrat America, and weighs 7slbs a cubic foot —about half the weight of cois. Owing to its lack of strength it •> ot very little commercial value, although it has been used in 'aeroplane construction.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 425, 17 November 1930, Page 7
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45Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 425, 17 November 1930, Page 7
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