Here is an end view of what will become the body of the rocket. After carving I sanded with the sanding block you see on the pic until I got close to the shape I wanted. I had printed and cut out a pattern, that blue piece of cardstock, with the shape I wanted and used it as a template. That helped me get really close to the shape. One side done, another to go... I will continue with the sanding tomorrow. I had to sand outside, too much dust for inside.
Once the body is done then I will paper-glue what will become the nose cone and sand to shape, pry apart the NC, drill a hole at the center of the body and pry the two halves with a long screw driver. I placed a thin layer of white glue between the paper and the balsa. Once it dryed, I placed tiny drops of glue along the edge about 1"apart and a few in the middle, then I used three presses and two pieced of hardwood to press and glue the planks. This should make it easy to take apart.