Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: mark boynton
What are you guys using for the fuselage outside plywood skins? I've seensome guys using 3/32 or 1/8" Birch ply and I've seen some using 1/8"Mahogany door skin ply.I'd prefer to use mahogany door skin. Is it the same stuff you can get atthe lumber yard?? plain ol' 1/8" door skin???DJ VeghMesa, AZGN-1 Builderwww.raptoronline.comN74DV________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 05:28:37 -0800 (PST)

Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
DJ I haven't heard of anyone admitting that they used door skins for their fuselage sides. I think door skins are more cosmetic than structural type plywood with just a thin mahogany veneer. I went with aircraft 1/8" mahogany ply but most guys I believe use 1/8" marine ply. If I had it to do again thats the way I would go. Great quality and alot less expensive than aircraft stuff. That plywood "box" is the main part of the structure. Ever seen a door skin used on an exterior door after a few years in the weather? They delaminate something terrible. Any how there's my opinion. Ed>From: "DJ Vegh" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: >Subject: Pietenpol-List: fuselage skins>Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:22:21 -0700>>>What are you guys using for the fuselage outside plywood skins? I've seen>some guys using 3/32 or 1/8" Birch ply and I've seen some using 1/8">Mahogany door skin ply.>>I'd prefer to use mahogany door skin. Is it the same stuff you can get at>the lumber yard?? plain ol' 1/8" door skin???>>DJ Vegh>Mesa, AZ>GN-1 Builder>www.raptoronline.com>N74DV>>Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 07:38:03 -0600

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