Hey Guys,
Here is a good way to soak your balsa...
2 foot piece of 1/2 inch pvc and 2 endcaps... Price 1.72
The second endcap is to hold the balsa in the tube filled with water. Set in corner for 24 hours and should be reading for bending.
...and here is another use for 1/2 pvc for those with children:
a mini marshmallow gun.
Mitch