Coral wood: good for modelling?

[RFNK]

I'm planning to build a model boat in Vietnam but I can only get suitable timber from Ho Chi Minh City, which is a long way from home in Hanoi. I can get balsa or a timber called coral wood that I've never heard of. Does anyone know anything about this and its suitability for small boat modelling? Rick

[peter radclyffe]

i dont know, but get balsa or jelutong

[PeterSibley]

Jelutong is S E Asian Rick , the patternmaker's choice for carving .It may be available .Ask a local pattern shop .