Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Michael Brusilow"
I was cruising the web and went to www.wwpa.org This is the Western WoodProducts website, and on this site are many Acrobat .PDF files availableto download. One file was TG-6 WWPA Grade Stamps. This file explains all the funnylooking stamps you see on the lumberyard wood. The mill that produced it,the grade, THE SPECIES, and other good stuff. This can really come in handyfor the guys (girls too!) using locally available wood. Now I know a little bit more than yesterday!I found quite a few 12' Western Red Cedar boards at HD this weekend. Ithink I may use WRC for my ribs. It wasn't a very big pile of cedar (12'anyways) but lots of smaller sizes. I found about 5 boards in 15 minutesthat passed an initial eyeball inspection, but I didn't buy any, at thattime I wasn't sure if Red Cedar was OK to use. Now I re-read some postshere, so I'm going back for another look. 12' boards were $5 and change.A minimum of 4-5 boards will build the ribs, but at this price you cancertainly afford to buy more. I haven't read of anyone using Cedar for other parts in a Piet. Not that Iwant to start experimenting, but can anyone offer opinions about using itin certain areas of the tail section? Kent________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ted Brousseau
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Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
Mike, What prop are you running on your 0-200? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ted, my Piet is in Saratoga NY & I am in Lake Worth FL so I can't ckthe prop size. Anyway it is a standard 150 prop. Who owns the Piet at the Naples arpt? Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:33:23 -0600

Original Posted By: del magsam
Becareful about making three jigs, that's exactly how I did it and I endedup with three slightly different set of ribs. When I discovered theproblem, I destroyed two jigs and finished with only one.Robert HainesMurphysboro, Illinois***

Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Wood grading stamps / Red CedarIn a message dated 12/10/01 9:54:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, KHallsten(at)governair.com writes:> I found quite a few 12' Western Red Cedar boards at HD this weekend. I> think I may use WRC for my ribs. It wasn't a very big pile of cedar (12'> anyways) but lots of smaller sizes. I found about 5 boards in 15 minutes> that passed an initial eyeball inspection, but I didn't buy any, at that> time I wasn't sure if Red Cedar was OK to use. Now I re-read some posts> here, so I'm going back for another look. 12' boards were $5 and change.> A minimum of 4-5 boards will build the ribs, but at this price you can> certainly afford to buy more. > > I haven't read of anyone using Cedar for other parts in a Piet. Not that I> want to start experimenting, but can anyone offer opinions about using it> in certain areas of the tail section? > > Kent> > > Kent,I carefully select and use the dark red/brown cedar for ribs, leading edges, trailing edges, tudledeck, side former, fill sticks. This is some really fine material. I did a breakage test in comparison to sitka spruce. Some of the lighter colored cedar was not good. Doug Bryant Wichita Ks________________________________________________________________________________