Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Paris Wilcox
PARIS , I,M A SHOP TEACHER . I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER BUILD POPLAR WOOD . I HAVE READ ABOUT HOMEBUILDERS USEING IT . N O T MEI,M USEING DOUGLAS FIR . MY FREIND IS USING SPRUCE . A HAVE HEARD OF A GUYUSEING PLYWOOD RIBS . THAT I WOULD CONSIDER . GOOD LUCKTERRY CHAMBERLIN________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "David B. Schober"
---TLC62770 wrote:>> PARIS , I,M A SHOP TEACHER . I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER BUILD > POPLAR WOOD . I HAVE READ ABOUT HOMEBUILDERS USEING IT . N O T ME> I,M USEING DOUGLAS FIR . MY FREIND IS USING SPRUCE . A HAVE HEARD OFA GUY> USEING PLYWOOD RIBS . THAT I WOULD CONSIDER . GOOD LUCK> TERRY CHAMBERLIN> Terry, Could you tell me more about why I shouldn't use poplar? Whatare the advantages of Fir? I would like to keep the building of thisairplane in the Pietenpol tradition- namely affordable to the averageguy-ME! To use only spruce from the aircraft supply houses would makethis project financially not feasable for me. Any suggestions are mostwelcome- I love Deatails! Thanks, Paris________________________________________________________________________________