RE: How can I bend this piece of balsa?
I use rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle because it dries quickly. Also the other posters are correct about water making CA set immediately, the good news is that a spray bottle full of water, except for being messy works as well as kicker. CA glues "dry" in the absence of oxygen so anything that displaces air will cause it set immediately THis is why oddly enough, blowing cigarette smoke onto a glue joint will also work.