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Covering with glass, with or without vacuum bagging.

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glassing   
A tutorial on covering sheeted balsa surfaces with fiberglass and resin, including painting advice.
Fiberglass and CA covering   
Covering sheeted balsa with fiberglass using CA glue as the adhesive. Interesting technique with good photos. (2 parts)
Fiberglassing   
Short tutorial on fiberglassing and preparing the glassed surface for painting.
Fiberlay howtos   
Fiberlay has some great howtos on fiberglassing.
How to Apply Fiberglass Cloth to a Model Aircraft   
Fiberglass cloth applied with resin is a time-proven base for a long-wearing, durable finish. It is easier to apply than you might imagine.
The E Zone: The Lost Foam Technique for Making Fiberglass Parts   
In the Lost Foam technique, you carve the shape you want in foam, cover the foam shape with layers of fiberglass and epoxy, and then get rid of the foam. Ezone has a nice writeup of the technique.
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Good primer on glassing, discussing methods and materials.

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