RE: Cutting out balsa parts
Hi
I find a band saw very usful, not only does it make things easier and quicker to cut out, but far more accurate than trying cut things with hand tools.
You can cut strips for spars triangle section or many other shapes you might want also if you glue the wood together with a pritt stick you can cut sevral similar parts out at once as ribs or fuslage sides and separate them later.
Simon