On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 22:32:38 +1000, "......... :-\)\)"
wrote:

There are many homebuilts that have open truss type wooden fuselages built
from square spruce sticks joined with plywood gussets. Typically the gussets
are 1/8" plywood. Aircraft such as the Cavalier, Termite, Pietenpol.
Somethings bugging me ....

When it comes time to cover the fuselage what is the normal method used to
fair the plywood gussets so that they arn't visible through the fabric. I
have consulted the plans for a number of these aircraft and they don't say
what to do .....

Has anyone built a fuselage like this who can tell me how to deal with this
?

Most have a couple of fairing strips on edge along the sides and
bottom in a couple of places.. In the case of mine there was also a
1/8 thick strip of spruce about a half inch wide added to the side and
bottom of the longerons between the gussets. They and the gussets are
then sanded to a slightly rounded profile so the fabric lies smoothly
over them.

Ed Sullivan, Jungster II