{"id":7,"date":"2013-02-28T00:40:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T00:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-06-17T10:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T15:22:18","slug":"welcome-to-the-balsa-workbench","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Balsa Workbench"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re reading this website I assume you&#8217;ve thought at least a little bit about building balsa planes. \u00a0It can be a lot of fun but it&#8217;s also a lot of work, so why would you go to all of the trouble to learn how to build a balsa plane when the market is full of affordable foam airplanes that you could just buy and fly?<\/p>\n<p>The simple answer is because balsa planes fly better. \u00a0The goal of an airplane designer is to make a structure that weighs as little as possible while being as rigid as possible. \u00a0Balsa allows you to build a plane that is both light and strong. \u00a0If you have flown a foam RC plane, you will be pleasantly surprised by the superior performance of a well built balsa plane.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy pre built balsa planes of course. \u00a0But pre built balsa planes are built by the lowest bidder, using low wage\u00a0labor, cheap materials, and as little glue as possible. \u00a0If you want something done right, do it yourself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_408\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/lazyace2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-408 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/lazyace2.jpg\" alt=\"lazyace2\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/lazyace2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/lazyace2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/lazyace2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/lazyace2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lazy Ace built from RCM plan, 2007<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back in the good old days model airplane builders would trade advice and building tips at the flying field or get information from hobby magazines. \u00a0Nowadays it can be difficult to connect with people who know how to build. \u00a0I hope this website can help neophytes to get started on the right track and to avoid frustration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015.jpg\" alt=\"clouddancer20_6-2015\" width=\"1902\" height=\"1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015.jpg 1902w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/clouddancer20_6-2015-500x298.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1902px) 100vw, 1902px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not into fancy scale details, so I don&#8217;t have much to say about making scale panel lines or tiny rivets. \u00a0What I like best is what is referred to in the RC community as sport models. \u00a0On this website I feature my own building projects in articles telling new builders how to put a plane together easily and accurately. \u00a0If there&#8217;s anything in particular you&#8217;d like to talk about, just<a href=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> send me an email<\/a>. \u00a0I welcome comments and questions.<\/p>\n<p>When looking at my photos you may notice that my building area is not always clean. \u00a0In fact, when I look at my own photos sometimes I&#8217;m shocked at what a dump it is. \u00a0Because I&#8217;m giving the public a glimpse into my home I could clean the place up, get a new building table that isn&#8217;t cut to shreds, and vacuum the balsa dust every time I take a photo. \u00a0But I have decided to show you my shabby building table so you will know that you don&#8217;t need a pristine, dust free, expensive workshop to build a decent plane that flies.<\/p>\n<p>I have quite a few products for sale, which you can see under &#8220;Buy Products&#8221; on the main menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re reading this website I assume you&#8217;ve thought at least a little bit about building balsa planes. \u00a0It can be a lot of fun but it&#8217;s also a lot of work, so why would you go to all of &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5990,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/5990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}