This had to be the worst case of die-cut balsa I've ever seen in a kit!
The balsa is dense, the blades only got through maybe half the 3/32" thick sheet.
On one sheet the rudder was cut most of the way through. Check out the direction of the wood grain. It required quite a bit of cutting - and some guessing!
This was the tough cut -
Note I started the cut before and outside the corner intersection. Cut down and away from the tip. This can prevent the balsa breaking along the grain in the tight corner.
This is what was removed from one of the two balsa sheets, one side of the main wing.
You end up with two rudders, you only use one in the build.
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