Make a Kite With Balsa Wood

Nothing's more frustrating than constructing a kite, only to watch it blow apart in a good, stiff wind. Build a kite using superior materials, to ensure it will hold up in the most challenging weather conditions. balsa wood, grown primarily in Ecuador, is lightweight and very strong -- the perfect material for a kite frame. Silk paper is made with silk fibers interwoven with paper, so it will not rip easily and makes an excellent sail for a kite. Create a kite with silk paper and balsa wood that will last through years of kite-flying fun.
Cut the dowel rods to the required lengths -- making one inches long; one inches; two inches; and two inches.
Smooth the rough edges of the dowel rods with sandpaper.ktjcdalkd  Intersect the -inch rod with the -inch rod -- inches from the top of the longer rod. Wrap floral wire around the rods' center to secure -- twisting it firmly around both.
Glue the -inch rods to the crossed rods' ends, to form the top angled sides of the kite. Glue the -inch rods to form the bottom angles of the kite. Hold the corners in place with four clamps, and allow at least hours for the glue to dry.
Lay a sheet of silk paper at least -by- inches on a flat work surface. Place the kite frame on the paper. Trace around the kite's frame on the paper. Then measure inch beyond the first outline on all sides, and create a second outline of the kite that's inch larger than the first one drawn.
Cut along the larger pattern line. Line one side of the paper with a bead of fabric glue, along one edge. Wrap the paper edge tightly around the corresponding dowel. Hold in place to set.
Repeat the gluing process for each side of the kite. Tie a -inch length of string around the rod intersection at both sides. Tie the ends of the string together, and form a knot. Tie this knot to the end of a roll of kite string, and catch a breeze.
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