Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Steve Eldredge[SMTP:steve(at)byu.edu]
Stevee,Sounds like you found a good, cheap source of wood. Where are youlocated? If you live in an area with fir then it is easier to watchwhat the sawmills are cutting and get good material. I grew up inwestern Oregon and we could go right to the sawmills. Too bad I don'thave such a good supply in Indiana.What did you do for plywood? This could easily be more expensive thanall the wood in the airframe, even if you bought spruce. I have lookedat luan underlayment. It is without voids and has clear faces. I didsome soak tests on it that were positive. At $10 a sheet I was thinkingof using it for fuselage side panels. Bowers used door skins in his FlyBaby design but I don't know if these are readily available anymore.Jim________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Brent Reed
Jim Skinner wrote:> Stevee,>> Sounds like you found a good, cheap source of wood. Where are you> located?I live in Provo Utah. I found most of my wood at Salt Lake Mill. It isnot a local raw sawmill, but gets raw wood from other sources. I boughtmy plywood from B&D International. They are someplace in thenorthwest. They advertise in the back of the sportplane rags, andprobably could be found on the internet. Service was good and priceswere resonable. They even ship ups. The sides of my plane are 1/8" x50" sheets that I had them rip in half for shipment. I had to scarf thetwo lengths together to get enought material to make the side panels.If you can find door skins or something similar I'd use that. Learninghow to scarf is a great skill however. I even scarfed my le 1/16"sheeting into one 9" by 14' length.Stevee________________________________________________________________________________