This how-to video shows how to seal balsa wood fins using the wood filler. This is a necessary step when building a model rocket from a set of plans, because you'll be making the fins yourself.

It is important to fill both sides of the fin at the same time to prevent the wood from warping. You'll see that I use a little piece of music wire to hold the wood so that both sides can be done at the same time.

If you've never built a rocket from a set of plans, this series is for you. In this series you'll see the step-by-step process of constructing a rocket from a set of plans. During this journey, we'll talk about the critical steps that could affect the performance of the rocket, so you'll know whether or not it is safe to make modifications to the design. In a normal rocket kit that you might buy from a manufacturer, a lot of the critical choices are made for you, so you don't normally have to consider them. But when building from plans, you have to have a little bit more rocketry knowledge, and you'll need to have some higher building skills. In this series, you'll get all the important aspects explained to you so you'll have the confidence when building on your own.

If you'd like to follow along and build this particular rocket plan too, we'll be happy to send you the plans. The complete set of 25 different rocket plans are found in the Peak-of-Flight Plan Pack. It is our free gift when you subscribe to our newsletter. If you already haven't downloaded the Plan Pack, you will find it here. You will be asked to complete the store check-out process in order to download, but it is totally free for you.

If you'd like decals for the rockets in the plan pack, we do have them available here.

View this week's Rocketry Workshop Video (Duration: 8:56)

Yesterday we turned down a prospective employee that wanted to work here at Apogee. The person had a bit of an entitlement attitude and demanded more money than we listed in our advertisement. When they were told that maybe they should go elsewhere for employment, they got vindictive and put a 1-star review of Apogee Components on Google. The actual comment they put was "Not sure how this company is still in buisness."  {they couldn't spell "business" either...}

We know we're in business to serve our great customers like you. This poor review affects us negatively, and we feel it is not true. That is why we need your help today.

We'd like to improve our rating on Google, and the only way is to drown out that negative review with dozens-and-dozens of 5-Star reveiws. Then maybe new customers will see that this one bad review is not the norm. 

If you've ever received phenominal service (which is what we strive for daily) from Apogee, please take a couple of minutes to write a honest google review of your experience with us. Here is the link to submit a review:  http://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=ChIJ37n3Q-FPE4cR8K2Hlow-BYc

And we promise that we'll continue to only hire people that have a servant's heart, not an entitlement attitude. We dodged a bullet by not hiring that person, and you're the real beneficiary.