25 J-3 Cub
Starting the Wings
Before I started working on the wing today, I
took this picture of the finished tail group. Both have been finished sanded
and are ready for covering.
At this point the drill
for the wing tip is well known: (1) trace the wing tip pattern off of the
plan, (2) cut the pattern out and trace it onto the 1/8" card board, (3) cut
the card board template out, and (4) pin the template down on the work
table over a piece of wax paper. I stripped out three more 1/24" X 1/8"
balsa strips, soaked them in hot water for about an hour, put Titebond glue
between the three pieces (the
spline), and formed it around the card board template
while pinning holding blocks to hold the spline against the template to
shape it. This is shown in the picture below.........................Tandy