Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

His fascination with wood wings began at age seven, when he started assembling balsa wood airplanes. Now he does the real deal. “I’ve never been rich, so I’ve always had to build my own ...

It used to be that if you wanted to make a nice scale model of an airplane, you’d be building the frame out of thin balsa ribs and ... molded plastics caught on, wood and tissue model kits ...

Still, Waltham's choice of balsa wood might seem unlikely, known as it is for the making of model aircraft rather than musical instruments. It is actually not the first time that balsa wood has ...