At 08:30 PM 10/04/2000, you wrote: >FlyBaby > >I would imagine that any hardwood would suffice since >it is not specified in the plans. I have used both >ash and oak for places calling for hardwood...ash for >the actual uprights and oak as a spacer behind the 1.5 >x 1.5 x 1/8 in. aluminum angle used for the engine >mount. Oak is readily available at places such as >Home Depot and Lowes. Cherry, walnut, etc would work >as well but is a bit more pricey. > >Matt Hi Matt: Thanks for the reply. I'm ready to "take the plunge" and start buying some wood. I ordered the Wick's catalog to compare prices. I'll also call some of the places mentioned in one of the previous postings regarding marine plywood. I'd like to find a place in Fla. though as this would save me shipping charges. Tonight I've been making the router jig as shown on Mark Langford's website http://fly.hiwaay.net/~langford/kspars.html to cut the scarfs. His approach is the best and most logical I've seen. I know he's building a KR-2, and a highly-modified one at that, but I've enjoyed following his progress. He's got some good ideas and does nice work. I admire some of these builders who take the time to maintain a website on top of building. Not an easy chore I'm sure. I hope next Sun N' Fun I get to see a Fly Baby in person. That would help me tremendously with my project. BTW, I set up a table in my garage and am making a full-size outline of the fuselage per the plans on white paper. I need to see what I'm doing and working directly over the plywood top was not good. I don't know if any other builders have used this approach but it made sense to me. Thanks again. Luis Hernandez Jr. CEO Payne Corporation MotorcycleShopper.com | MotoDirectory.com | MotorcycleBooks.com MotoSalvage.com | MotoMail.com | MotoBanners.com | MotoClubs.com Voice (407) 860-1989 - Fax (407) 574-1014 - eMail: mshopper@cfl.rr.com