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FOLLOWING its extensive application in airplane construction, balsa wood is now being used for other purposes with considerable commercial success.
Balsawood, it need hardly be mentioned here, is the lightest wood known - so light, in fact, that a child can readily carry a
beam as large as a railroad tie.
In the accompanying views are shown two interesting applications of balsa wood to surf sports.

The first shows the “floating chair,” which is nothing more than  a horseshoe-shaped float provided with straps affording a comfortable seat. The user can sit in comfort while floating about on the waves.

The second illustration depicts a fish-shaped surf-board for coasting on the waves, also made of balsawood. This surf-board is so light that it can be carried about by the little chap who is playing with it.

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Scientific American Munn & Co , New York Volume 121 Number 23,  6 December 1919 Hathi Trust https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015024546395

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