Creating a Balsa wood
plane is a crafting project which has the enjoyable result of a fun toy which
can be played with. While you can purchase kits with all of the parts already
cut, you can also create your own balsa wood plane from scratch, needing only
the wood, a knife and a plastic nose propeller clip.
Draw a a body piece on the balsa wood sheet, in the shape you wish your plane
to be. The plane should be roughly to inches long, and to inches high, with a
narrowed nose in front. You must also mark off a notch in the back of the body,
a half inch deep and as tall as the width of the sheet (approximately / inch)
for the rear fin, and a slot in the center of the body for the wings that is
about inches wide.
Draw a rear fin that is about an inch deep, and about to inches wide. If
desired, you can taper the rear fin, so it is narrower up front where it enters
the body piece, and only reaches the full width in the rear. Mark off a notch,
similar to the notch in the body, in the center of the front of the fin.
Draw the wings so that they are as long as the body piece, and as wide as the
center slot cut into the body piece. Like the fin, you may choose to taper off
the wing slightly, with the widest portion facing backwards.
Use the crafting knife to cut out the pieces of wood you have drawn.
Insert the tail fin into the body of the plane by aligning the notches and
pushing the two together. The fin will run perpendicular to the body, with the
flat sides running parallel the ground when thrown.
Insert the wings by sliding the wing piece through the slot cut into the
body, and centering the wings. If cut properly, it should be a snug fit.
Slide the propeller clip onto the front of your plane and it is ready to
throw.
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