A few months ago, I learned from Bill Cooke's Rocketeer's Corner blog that my favorite sanding sealer, by Brodak, was out of sto...

I recently wrote about a test of various balsa grain fillers and sealers and the weight they add. The clear winner of that test was th...

Most model rockets you build will have fins made of balsa wood. Because balsa is so porous and has such a loose grain, you have to give...

I've started building my first rocket in months. I decided to take one of the smaller rockets off the build pile - the Estes Reflector. ...