THERE WAS BALSA WOOD. IT’S BASICALLY GLUE ... has sparked imaginations and sent millions of model airplanes soaring — from living room launches to backyard dogfights. Founded in 1926 by ...

That's balsa for you. You may remember this ultralight-weight wood from model plane kits in childhood. Bring this material out of the mothballs to make an impressive marquetry-style wooden table ...

Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

Soon after, Guillow designed a line of balsa flying model construction kits ... I think you have the lousiest planes from the lousiest wood (please take this as an insult): drop dead.” ...