Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Greetings All,On the subject of material, I found a local supplier that has vertical grainedDouglas fir, 10-15 rings per inch, 1 inch in 40 grain run out, in the followingsizes 4/4 1x6 5.68 per bf, 5/4 1x6 6.22 per bf, and 6/4 1x6 6.32 per bf.Based on my estimates it takes about 3/16 of a board foot to make a rib, so with40 ribs, account for wall hangers, that means about 7 Bf of Douglas fir to makethe ribs, at 5.68 per Bf that would be bout $40 for rib wood. or have I beensniffing fumes too long?ThanksJake--------"Be who you are and say what you think, those that mind don't matter, andthose that matter don't mind" Dr. SeussRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Hi Mike,Welcome to the gang. Just about everybody on this list seem to be nicepeople (except me - I'm an ornery son of a gun).For my wood, I bought a couple of 2" x 6" rough Sitka planks from a localwood supplier, and have planed and sawn it all myself. I don't think youactually need to plane it, but I had access to a thickness planer, so I didit. Those planks have yielded all my capstrips and almost all of the sticksfor my empennage, which I just finished building. My next step is thefuselage, so I'll be buying some more soon.I started with a brand new thin-kerf ripping blade for my 35-year old tablesaw, and the blade is still going strong. I also made use of a decentfeather-board when ripping stock - helps maintain sizes, and preventskickback.Bill C. _____