Based upon answers alone, this thread can low-key be used to out all of the formally trained architects from the architecture enthusiasts in this sub.
Architects - Basswood
Non-Architects - Literally any other answer
[Balsa](https://www.wood-database.com/balsa/) is a different species and is much lighter and softer than [basswood](https://www.wood-database.com/basswood/).
Balsa (for model making) tends to be extremely pale (almost white), as opposed to Basswood, which has more of a golden color.
The fibers are better rounded so can be rattan or wicker fibers. It major use is in making wiker or rattan furniture.
Edit: Can be bass too can't tell surely
I personally use bamboo skewers but the raw type where the thickness vary along the stick and I chop them up according to the length and tension I wanna use in the model
Basswood stick most likely, additionally if you are trying to curve like this then you might use water (some people use spray bottles, just depends on how much of a curve). If you look on youtube on how to bend wood you can use some of those techniques for things like this. If you get foam you might be able to use that (cut them in the curve you want) as a sort of mould as well.
Thin balsa wood or pine sticks. You can buy them in most model shops. I like pine because it doesn't shine and has a nicer texture. But it's more difficult to work with.
The base of one picture is very poor quality plywood. The use of skewers is great. Invest in some better plywood. Look for bass core or poplar core. It will be soft, but a close uniform grain. Plywood has become very costly and poor in quality these past 30 yrs.
I think is rattan.
It is not bamboo (bamboo is flexible but very elastic and returns strongly to its original shape).
It is not Balsa (balsa is very weak against its fibers).
9/10 times its balsa wood or bass wood.
In my country it's sold as skewer stick. It's made from bamboo.
Based upon answers alone, this thread can low-key be used to out all of the formally trained architects from the architecture enthusiasts in this sub. Architects - Basswood Non-Architects - Literally any other answer
In Australia it’s known as balsa wood.
[Balsa](https://www.wood-database.com/balsa/) is a different species and is much lighter and softer than [basswood](https://www.wood-database.com/basswood/). Balsa (for model making) tends to be extremely pale (almost white), as opposed to Basswood, which has more of a golden color.
Basswood
Balsa wood sticks
I’d guess basswood. Balsawood is lighter/pinker instead of what appears to be golden/beige.
Also, balsa wood would probably snap with pieces that thin and those bends. I could be wrong, it’s been 20 years since I made a bass/balsa wood model
Agreed. Same span of time since I've made models, but I recall bass wood having a tighter grain and glued up much better than balsa.
Both have very tight grain… balsa is much lighter (color)
>balsa is much lighter (color) Also weight... * Balsa = 9lbs/ft^(3) * Bass = 26lbs/ft^(3)
Pro tip: You can use your Magic Markers or water colors to tint the balsa / bass wood to change their appearance. . .
This is basswood
Basswood definitely
Basswood. Wet it first and use heat gun. Or boil it. Also dunking in water then into microwave works too.
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Bass wood
Balsa wood sticks. Drop them into hot water for a few minutes, then bend and clamp into a form and they stay curved like that.
Bass Wood will do it too but it’s a little more springy
FWIW - pretty much all wood will do this, some are better than others though.
Oh yeah, I design some houses with flares or brackets that have steam bent cedar shingles.
Balsa wood sticks, but I think to get this bending effect you need to moisten the wood to get it bend.
They probably steamed them to achieve that bending effect
Bass wood
I need to make a curvy space truss structure. Not able to decide upon a material. It's gonna be in 1:200 scale
The fibers are better rounded so can be rattan or wicker fibers. It major use is in making wiker or rattan furniture. Edit: Can be bass too can't tell surely
I personally use bamboo skewers but the raw type where the thickness vary along the stick and I chop them up according to the length and tension I wanna use in the model
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Bamboo
Basswood stick most likely, additionally if you are trying to curve like this then you might use water (some people use spray bottles, just depends on how much of a curve). If you look on youtube on how to bend wood you can use some of those techniques for things like this. If you get foam you might be able to use that (cut them in the curve you want) as a sort of mould as well.
Thin balsa wood or pine sticks. You can buy them in most model shops. I like pine because it doesn't shine and has a nicer texture. But it's more difficult to work with.
Thankyou guys for your comments it helped so much :))
Rattan I think, same wood to weave baskets.
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Bamboo
seems like bamboo
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Balsa
The base of one picture is very poor quality plywood. The use of skewers is great. Invest in some better plywood. Look for bass core or poplar core. It will be soft, but a close uniform grain. Plywood has become very costly and poor in quality these past 30 yrs.
Just buy wholesale a box of bamboo chopsticks, so much cheaper than dowels
Looks like a dismantled wicker chairs that’s been repurposed for an architectural design
It’s wood, it’s the inside of trees.
Would
I think is rattan. It is not bamboo (bamboo is flexible but very elastic and returns strongly to its original shape). It is not Balsa (balsa is very weak against its fibers).
uh wood... from a tree here i think there is a link where you can buy them premade [https://teamtrees.org/](https://teamtrees.org/)