After the Primer/Filler was shot, some balsa grain remained. Enlarge the picture to see the open pores. CWF was rubbed into the grain a...

Mojo1986 (Joe) was selling some old Estes Model Rocket News issues on Ebay. Here's an "Idea Box" post from the June 1965 is...

Thinned CWF was brushed over the fins before gluing onto the body tube. Look close, the wood grain is raised. This might lead to addit...

A comment from Naoto Kimura -   "On yet another tangent relating to the Estes 1974 catalog -- Popular Science magazine, October ...

The instructions say to round the leading edges and taper the trailing edges. I can't see any reason to taper the trailing edges. Th...

Mojo1986 (Joe) was selling some old Estes Model Rocket News issues on Ebay. Here's an "Idea Box" post from the June 1964 i...

The crimped tube was cut in two at the center of the bent area. The black coupler seemed loose so a wrap of copy paper was glued over th...