Original Posted By: owen5819(at)comcast.net
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 09/13/08Using white ash for my gear legs...already shaped and fitted. Spruce would be lighter, of course...but they use white ash for hockey sticks and baseball bats for a reason...Just my 2 cents worth...Fred B. La Crosse, WI**************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=ao ... 0000000014)________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 09/13/08
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 09/13/08
Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
> Using white ash for my gear legs...already shaped and fitted. Spruce would be> lighter, of course...but they use white ash for hockey sticks and baseball > bats for a reason...Just my 2 cents worth...Hmmm. What do fiberglass axe handles weigh? Someone once used them as main gearlegs on a Dragonfly, quite successfully, as I understood at the time. Not exactly1928 technology, but they might work in this application as well.Owen________________________________________________________________________________
> Using white ash for my gear legs...already shaped and fitted. Spruce would be> lighter, of course...but they use white ash for hockey sticks and baseball > bats for a reason...Just my 2 cents worth...Hmmm. What do fiberglass axe handles weigh? Someone once used them as main gearlegs on a Dragonfly, quite successfully, as I understood at the time. Not exactly1928 technology, but they might work in this application as well.Owen________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 09/13/08
Original Posted By: owen5819(at)comcast.net
I only stated earlier that I did not know of anyone who used ash for the side braces, not that it had not been done. It is my understanding that ash is strong but brittle, and was not chosen for the side braces in the plans for a reason.Gene ----- Original Message -----
I only stated earlier that I did not know of anyone who used ash for the side braces, not that it had not been done. It is my understanding that ash is strong but brittle, and was not chosen for the side braces in the plans for a reason.Gene ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 16 Msgs - 09/13/08
Original Posted By: "Gary Boothe"
> I only stated earlier that I did not know of anyone who used ash for the side> braces, not that it had not been done. It is my understanding that ash is > strong but brittle, and was not chosen for the side braces in the plans for a> reason.Gene,>From the order of the quoted posts, it looks like the above may have been intendedas a reply to my suggestion about axe handles. If so, maybe I should saythat this was not intended as some sort of smart-a** comment about your priormessage. Fiberglass axe handles are strong, reasonably streamlined, and probablycheaper than suitable wood, and there is precedent for their use in gear legs.But they may be heavy. I seriously wondered whether anyone knew how much theyweigh compared with spruce. If not, I'll weigh one myself next time I getthe chance.Owen________________________________________________________________________________
> I only stated earlier that I did not know of anyone who used ash for the side> braces, not that it had not been done. It is my understanding that ash is > strong but brittle, and was not chosen for the side braces in the plans for a> reason.Gene,>From the order of the quoted posts, it looks like the above may have been intendedas a reply to my suggestion about axe handles. If so, maybe I should saythat this was not intended as some sort of smart-a** comment about your priormessage. Fiberglass axe handles are strong, reasonably streamlined, and probablycheaper than suitable wood, and there is precedent for their use in gear legs.But they may be heavy. I seriously wondered whether anyone knew how much theyweigh compared with spruce. If not, I'll weigh one myself next time I getthe chance.Owen________________________________________________________________________________