At 17:32 02 February 2019, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 1:15:04 AM UTC-6, Eric Munk wrote:

Much snippery...

Wood is spruce by heart.

Sorry, Eric, bust I must disagree with you on that. Keifer is not the
same
as Spruce. If you use Spruce in equivalent thickness, you come out with
a
weaker spar.

Also, to another comment. Longer scarfs required for Keifer and backing
blocks, as dictated by AC43.13 are not to be used, as they impart a
"stiff
spot" in the wing.

Please buy a copy of the translation of Workshop Practices, join VSA, and
absorb the knowledge that is available through this group (VSA).

Steve Leonard


Always happy to stand corrected, Steve. Have been putting lots of Kiefer in
Schleicher's finest as of late, on the European side of the Atlantic, but
thought spruce would be a good translation for it...

PS: the VSA's translation of Jacobs' masterpiece is lovely!