Working with pine and balsa is surprisingly easy and cheap (hand saw is $9, drill is $20, xcircut or paper is more or less free, 8ft of 2x1 pine is $2) with bal

Working with pine and balsa is surprisingly easy and cheap (hand saw is $9, drill is $20, xcircut or paper is more or less free, 8ft of 2x1 pine is $2) with balsa you can get away with just a pocket knife and self tapping screws or just hot glue. I used to use it for making robots, it’s better than 3d printing if you don’t need something precise and repeatable. You can save money on dimensional lumber if you don’t have a large vehicle and only need shorter pieces by buying the largest pieces at the hardware store and cutting it in the parking lot.