One thing I liked about our old model train layout at Christmas (yes, Yuletide is in the calendar’s on-deck circle) was the way the little streetlights in the town glowed in the dark. I have no idea ...

A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved in its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of fun. In this video, I explain how to make it from the beginning. In this ...

Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn't fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled. Such is not ...

This is our first balsa wood kit, really proud and excited to announce the new Tanár, a kit for beginners but also for whoever wants to have some fun with a balsa wood rc plane like this. We have been ...

What's your pandemic project? Have you used your time at home to tackle a project you've always wanted to do, but didn't have the time? Build bookshelves? Create a chicken coop? Complete a room ...

Balsa wood by itself isn’t very strong. But used in the right design, it can withstand pounds of pressure. The students in Mike Johnson’s design classes at Kenowa Hills High School have been trying to ...

On Fridays at noon, students in Craig Livingston's history class set aside their textbooks and meet their professor in the Lone Star College Montgomery Commons. Instead of presenting a lecture, ...

No problem group at Odyssey of the Mind touches people as deeply as the Structure or Building problem -- as our Geek Dad Commentors remind us. We spent this morning among the young builders picking up ...