On Dec 17, 8:51 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
I had the same concern when I started learning to do aircraft welding. I
talked to the guy who dsigned my airplane, Dudley Kelly. He told me to get
some lessons and then weld it up and not worry. In his words "If you get
25% of each joint right it will still exceed design specs"
You should see the welds on old pipers! They're crap!

You talkin bout a Kelly D biplane?