Birch Gear Legs

For those of us enthralled by the fun of building a model in our workshop the traditional way, going back to hands-on wood crafting techniques to make key parts can be rewarding. We’re all familiar with aluminum landing gear, but how many people remember that, many years ago, they were made of wood? For this gear, use 1/8-inch-thick strips of wood from birch fruit baskets (it’s close-grained and naturally springy, and birch fruit baskets are...