So there was my new balsa wood plane with its wind-up propeller hopelessly stuck high up in a tree in front of a neighbor’s house.

Clifton Park, New York — In the spring of 2004, a truck driver named Joe Macken descended his basement stairs in Clifton Park, New York, with a simple idea: to see if he could build something cool out ...

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 ...

There’s been a run on gold as investors look to protect their assets from the potential of an AI bubble burst. Sod’s Law all my money is invested in balsa wood. Did you know with a Digital ...

It could be the perfect holiday gift: Affordable, gets kids away from screens, oozes nostalgia and is made in Massachusetts. Welcome to Guillow's. The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has ...

Meet Joe Macken, the genius who’s spent 21 years building an insane 3D model of New York City (NYC) out of balsa wood. This New Yorker’s dedication is next level- he’s got nearly a million buildings ...

Two teams of students from Zeeland Public Schools competed on an international stage in Lansing in May. The 2025 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals took place May 21-24 at Michigan State University. Two ...

Wood that you can see through? It sounds like something that shouldn't exist, doesn't it? Well, scientists have already proven it can be done. And now they've developed a new kind of transparent wood ...