balsa
Featherweight craft lumber
Balsa is a tropical American tree whose wood is exceptionally light and soft—among the lightest of all woods.
The wood itself is also called balsa, prized for model building, rafts, and insulation where minimal weight matters: a balsa wood airplane, The Kon-Tiki was built of balsa logs.
Extremely light, weightless-feeling
- weightlessHaving no heft
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- buoyantAble to float
- floatationCapacity to stay buoyant
delicate · insubstantial · gossamer · wispy · floaty · low-density · porous · soft
Country at zero latitude
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- fast-growingIncreasing quickly in size
- canopyOverhead protective covering
humid · equatorial · Central America · South America · cultivation · harvest · jungle · native
Grouped items for purpose
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- airplanePowered flying machine
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
RC · hobby · carving · sculpting · whittling · diorama · architecture · bridge-building
Capable of restoration
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
recyclable · green · compostable · carbon-neutral · reforestation · natural · organic
featherlight
Extremely light, weightless-feeling
- weightlessHaving no heft
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- buoyantAble to float
floatation · delicate · insubstantial · gossamer · wispy · floaty · low-density · porous · soft · spongy
Ecuador
Country at zero latitude
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- fast-growingIncreasing quickly in size
canopy · humid · equatorial · Central America · South America · cultivation · harvest · jungle · native · indigenous
kits
Grouped items for purpose
glider · RC · hobby · carving · sculpting · whittling · diorama · architecture · bridge-building · prototype
renewable
Capable of restoration
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
low-impact · recyclable · green · compostable · carbon-neutral · reforestation · natural · organic
Kon-Tiki
Famous oceangoing balsa raft
lashing · seafaring · drift · voyage · Pacific · expedition · buoyancy · watercraft · dugout · outrigger
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
laminating · veneer · plywood · sheets · strips · blocks · dowels · X-Acto · basswood · sawdust
- timber treesoak, pine, maple, spruce, fir
- timber framingtimber frame, exposed beams, timber framing, wooden beams, timber joints
- tropical woodsteak, teakwood, mahogany, ebony, rosewood
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- treesoak, birch, maple, pine, elm
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- balsa woodUltra-light tropical timber
- balsamic vinegarAged Italian grape condiment
- balsamic glazeReduced sweet-sour condiment
- balsam firResinous North American conifer
- balsa planeWooden toy aircraft
- balsamic reductionSimmered vinegar concentrate