Hello Rich, My intention is to sand all pieces then at all joints use a toothing plane to create a very strong bond. This is used in fine furniture construction. A toothing plane looks like a small comb. I have built alot of furniture over the years and the joint is far superior to any other means of abrasive construction. I plan on removing the blade from the plane and hand scraping the area. What do you think? The cnc sander has a tolerance of +or- .002". This would allow me to run all of my pieces at once and have a good finish quickly and accurately. ??? Any input would be great. Mike J
----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "rhartwi...@juno.com" <rhartwi...@juno.com> To: kr...@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2006 6:09:38 AM Subject: Doug Fir Mike, The wood should be sawed or planed to final dimension. I use a smooth cut planer blade in my table saw (the blade has steel teeth rather than carbide.) Sanding makes for poor glue joints. If you have not done aircraft woodwork before, I highly recommend that you purchase the Aircraft Woodworking book from the EAA. The only sanding that you need to do is to lightly scuff plywood prior to gluing. This is to remove contamination that occurs at the factory from the laminating press. Your Douglas Fir should not be sanded prior to gluing. Save sanding for the pieces that will show in the cockpit on the completed aircraft. Rich Hartwig Waunakee, WI rhartwi...@juno.com
