Stefan, I don't see the point of this. The WAF/spar joint is fine the way Ken designed it.
Wayne DeLisle Sr. > KR> Fiberglass layers under WAF's > > S s_sbal at hotmail.com > Mon Feb 8 16:03:16 EST 2016 > > I found an interesting publications regarding easy reinforcement of wood > boards used in bolted joints: > http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp562.pdf > http://timber.ce.wsu.edu/Resources/papers/P12.pdf > This > method seems really easy to apply in the KR WAF's bolted joints - just > add 2 layers of 6 oz/yd? of BID fiberglass cloth on the spars beneath > the WAF's and you get much higher bearing strength of the bolted joints, > for a very slight increase of the weight... It shall also help to fix > issues with unsatisfactory drilling of one or two WAF bolt holes in the > spar flanges. > > Stefan > Ottawa, ON, Canada > s_sbal 'at' hotmail.com