Hi David
The glue will do! To set you mid at peace, built several test pieces and test to destruction (this is what I did when splicing my spar after a crash). 1. Build with glue only 2. Glue and nails 3. Glue and a fibreglass strip 4. Glue, nails and a fibreglass strip In each case the wood was the week link, not one joint let go. Adding nails and glass just adds weight, wastes time, could cause stress points elsewhere in the frame and cause problems down the road. Regards Barry Kruyssen [email protected] http://www.athertonairport.com.au/kr2/index.html -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David wade I presumed that there was a double safety in the construction of bonding the skin to the frame with Just Glue. I would imagine as a second safety precaution, you would add a aircraft nail 3/8" every 2 inches along the outside through the skin into each frame member and along the bottom edges reinforce with Fiberglass strips.
