A friend asked me to bandsaw a 6" thick hunk of balsa for him (he's making a pattern for a mold). We'll only have one piece of material to work with, and if I destroy it, we'll be out of luck. So, I want to make sure I get it right the first time. I've never tried to cut balsa on the bandsaw before.
I've got a 1/2" 3 tpi timberwolf blade I use for resawing hardwood. Will this work on something as soft as balsa? Anything special I should know about working with balsa?
Until I see the block of material he shows up with and the shape he wants to make, I'm not even sure if we're talking rip or crosscut.