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Old 12-03-2007 | 11:21 AM
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Default RE: Beginner with new plane kit

I have a question about working with balsa. I am triing to cover my wing ribs and making curses / bends how do you shape the wood. I thought of soaking it with water but figured balsa is so dry it would absorb and swell changing the thickness. What about heat? Or just slowly let it warp itself by tiing down with rubber bands or something?