Well I never heard that one in a shop class.

As far as wood is concerned the real enemy is mositure and anything but a flat surface. This goes for Balsa, spruce, oak, or any wood. Keep it in a stable temp/humidity environment AND keep the parts on a flat surface and they will keep their shape. Let them sag and eventually you will get a bow that you will have to massage later.

At least make sure the parts are on the bottom of the box and laying flat. I have a couple of kits stored and have all of the hardware/ABS/Glass parts in bags next to the boxes that were small so as to alow all to the wood to be stack up nice and flat in the boxes.

Are there other ideas and tips? I am sure there are. And likely from folks with more woodworking experience than I. This just works for me.

GrumpE