The marine grade fir, 5 ply 1/4" is actually lighter and stronger than the birch. It is not always as readily available as the birches or baltic birch. You can also replace your spruce "sticks" with fir tho you will find it on AVERAGE to be 25% heavier ...but also 25% stronger. Does anyone out there have sketches or ideas for folding wing hardware? It is what I want for my next project.....a simple fold upwards as on WW2 carrier aircraft. Pat Russo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Spyker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:55 PM Subject: KR> New Subscriber KR1
> Hello KRnetters, > I have spent the day scanning through and searching the archives, but have > not found the answer. > Can 1/4" 5ply A-B Grade Fir Marine plywood be used for the firewall? > I have recently purchased plans and spruce sticks to build a KR1 and hope > to find a local supplier, Dallas/Fort Worth, of plywood. I hoped that if > there were a supplier in this huge urban sprawl I might get full sheets, > not have so many scarf joints and save shipping costs. No joy so far all I > have found is the fir. > > Thanks, Edward > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
