Thanks for the advice Jeff, Roger, Oscar, and Joe. As you may have figured out,
wood is not my most knowledgeable subject. I read "sparcap" in the instructions
and assume they would be made from capstrip. Very bad assumption. You guys
saved me a bunch of money and time and possibly prevented me
erson" <kenhender...@q.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Subject: KR> Spar vs. Capstrip spruce stock
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:26:44 -0600
All,
Still trying to get my Aircraft Spruce wood order right and I have a few
questions. Is capstrip
Ken; capstrip stock is planks that have defects here and there but since it's
intended to be ripped into capstrips for ribs or framing, the defects can be
cut out and worked around. The wood itself is structurally sound, it's just
that the plank is interrupted by defects. For spar stock the
All,
Should have asked this as well. If capstrip is unsuitable for the wing
spars is it also unsuitable for the spars used in the horizontal and vertical
stabilizers? If so, not a problem as I will calculate width needed including
kerf loss, order 5/8" spar stock, and rip them myself.
All,
Still trying to get my Aircraft Spruce wood order right and I have a few
questions. Is capstrip suitable for use as spar and longeron material? In their
online catalog Aircraft Spruce states that their capstrip stock is
"non-structural". Aren't spars considered structural?
The
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