Tips ... anything handy I can share.
Zwei Antik Segler
This is a copy of a forum topic that became very informative in wood techniques, thanks to the knowledge of Johannes Weinzierl who was building the antique 'HAST' glider. (I joined the topic building the 'Strolch', but did not finish it.)
Bending wood
Bending wood the old-fashioned way using water and heat.
Joints
Doubling the length of balsa sticks by joining them, can be done perfect and easy.
Precision sanding
This is a rather simple idea, yet maybe you never thought of it.
Fabricating trailing edges
In the spirit of precision sanding, here's how you can easily fabricate trailing edges with perfect cross section, by putting balsa strips on a plate and use the table edge as a guide.
Wiping epoxy
Curing epoxy is best wiped/cleaned with cleaning alcohol from the pharmacist. Epxoy can also be thinned with alcohol.
Hard epoxy can be taken apart by heating it with a soldering iron. Not a 'clean' method because the soldering iron probably scorches the wood, yet it can be handy sometimes.
Fogged windows
Did your canopy or cabine windows receive a white fog because of CA or Canopy Glue? You can remove it by wiping it with machine oil. After some days the fog may return and you'll have to repeat the treatment, about three times maybe, then it's gone for good.
On board glow set up
This setup is switched off when the throttle is fully closed; it switches on between fully closed and idle; and off again at about one-third throttle.
Cheap and simple brakes
Do you fly from a concrete runway? These brakes keep your aircraft from rolling at idle throttle.
Transmitter tray
A wood transmitter tray inspired by today's modern acrylic trays.
Color determination from black and white photographs
You can't simply interpret the shades of grey in old black and white photographs as colors, yet it is possible to draw some conclusions.