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Making bowed parts

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Bowed parts are made from laminated balsa strips. They are strong and lightweight and typically used for wing tips, stabilizer/elevator tips and fin/rudder shapes. Making them is fairly easy. 1. Using 3/16- or 1/4-inch-thick artist foamboard, make templates. 2. If the bowed part is supposed to be, say 3/16 x 3/16, cut three 3/16 strips of balsa about 3 inches longer than the final length of the bowed part. 3. Using CA, glue one end...

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