Midwest Products 6069 Micro-Cut Quality Balsa 36 Inch Strip Bundle, 0.25 x 0.5 Inches. Today, Midwest Products is a leading supplier worldwide of quality raw materials, accessories and kits to distributors and retailers. People use our products for leisure, educational and professional pursuits, from model airplanes and boats to architectural and educational projects. We are proud that our products enrich the lives of literally hundreds of thousands of people around the world everyday. Grown in South American rain-forests, Midwest's Balsa is kiln-dried to produce a light-weight and high strength-to-weight ratio wood. Balsa cuts easily with a hobby knife and can be stained or painted to represent any wood type. Is the premier wood for modeling.