Hello Jeff, I actually milled my own lumber for my plane. I live in the middle of a national forest and I am lucky enough to have a neighbor down the road with a large saw mill. So we picked logs with a good grain and he rough cut the logs to lumber size plus a little, then I stacked and dried the lumber and then I milled it to the exact size I wanted.
I was able to pick the most premimum boards with the right grain for building the plane. heres a good EAA article with info and reference to mil spec bulletins that would be good to get. http://www.eaa.org/benefits/sportaviation/octbuilding.html ... I also have a cd with a lot of good info on wood types and uses along with a lot of other construction information and I'd be happy to send a copy of it to you'd like, just let me know your mailing address. There is an eaiser way, I have also been checking the local lumber store down the hill and if you pick through their best kiln dried, straight grained clear (no knots or flaws), lumber stock, they have a lot of useable quality doug fir lumber that meets specs. Bobby wilder_jeff Wilder <wilder_j...@msn.com> wrote: where did you find the Fir that meets AC quality? -Jeff Wilder CISSP,CCE,C/EH -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT/CM/CS/O d- s:+ a C+++ UH++ P L++ E- w-- N+++ o-- K- w O- M-- V-- PS+ PE- Y++ PGP++ t+ 5- X-- R* tv b++ DI++ D++ G e* h--- r- y+++* ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ >From: bobby burington >Reply-To: KRnet >To: KRnet >Subject: Re: KR> Spruce vs Douglas Fir >Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:34:59 -0700 (PDT) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from lizard.esosoft.net ([66.241.145.18]) by >bay0-mc12-f15.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Thu, >15 Mar 2007 09:36:09 -0700 >Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lizard.esosoft.net)by >lizard.esosoft.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63)(envelope-from >)id 1HRsvv-0007gz-PY; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:36:07 >-0800 >Received: from web54602.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.49.172])by >lizard.esosoft.net with smtp (Exim 4.63)(envelope-from >) id 1HRsvp-0007VU-DPfor kr...@mylist.net; Thu, 15 >Mar 2007 08:36:01 -0800 >Received: (qmail 13584 invoked by uid 60001); 15 Mar 2007 16:35:00 -0000 >Received: from [67.113.45.66] by web54602.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP;Thu, 15 >Mar 2007 09:34:59 PDT >X-Message-Info: >LsUYwwHHNt0bb/8rHYFjV2VnAibEtgq9AcZ6qagsPnqvV+ucm4tXWhL1JZB4dXwy >DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; >d=yahoo.com;h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID;b=Obp91CdcIGaulSyAK3Xy8i0eYhKmxtKjlGOGFxSFvn8sm11ynTtMMtq7XuYnXfUPjA/B+GWK8/te0l12Q2qMxpaHFT0gQSF1HStC12VFqU7+FlfhHrTTEje9nAdmxMp9+fFWaLrQLc8kzFnfO1iI8f5pxRKcn6yIl+URyRczNkk=; >X-YMail-OSG: >P8o41VIVM1nFW26hZDV4nwtIcZq8PyJLXVr4_rg1UWXUH2Vwhy9VXYQbTRTqTQsteVS3X4PLcSsr5FlCXTJdlFD8W4aaCV21eFKelqCj2hOZCr_4Yb_SEEgiLGlwPYTqD92lwcv6qgnhcTE- >X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.4 >X-BeenThere: kr...@mylist.net >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 >Precedence: list >List-Id: KRnet >List-Unsubscribe: >, >List-Archive: >List-Post: >List-Help: >List-Subscribe: >, >Errors-To: krnet-boun...@mylist.net >Return-Path: krnet-boun...@mylist.net >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Mar 2007 16:36:09.0767 (UTC) >FILETIME=[09666B70:01C76720] > >My plane is being built using Doug Fir., its a little harder to work with >and splinters eaiser but a fine wood for a plane. > Bobby > >Russ Kendall wrote: > Lots of airplanes have been built using Douglas Fir. It's a little >heavier, >but also stronger than spruce. >Russ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Darren Crompton" >To: >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:37 AM >Subject: KR> Spruce vs Douglas Fir > > > > I am ready to order my timber and being on a very tight budget, I am > > seriously considering douglas fir as an alternative to spruce. The >spruce > > kit machined and delivered from an interstate supplier (Australia) is >going > > to cost $3,000AU ($2,365US). Douglas fir on the other hand will be about > > 1/2 that price. > > > > >From what I have seen, fir will be about 15% heavier and is also >stronger. > > I am a fairly light fella at 155lb and my girlfriend is 110lb, (don't >let > > her know I shared that piece of information with the entire Internet!), >so > > weight gained by using fir can be more than offset by our light frames. > > > > I'd appreciate some opinions on my choice. > > > > Thanks. > > Darren Crompton > > AUSTRALIA > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to >http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to >http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > >--------------------------------- >Looking for earth-friendly autos? > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! 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