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dombiggers

Dombiggers 1st bridge

April 1, 2024April 17, 2011 by dombiggers

A very nice looking Balsa wood bridge sent in from one of my readers. This bridge uses gussets and pin joints and spans 18 inches.

Categories Examples Tags balsa/basswood, reader submitted 6 Comments

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