Hello KR guys, This may not be an "in" from the local lumber yard but it is a source of quality sitka spruce.
Marc is a recent supplier over the last three years and is just over the border close to NW states. He has brought in thousands of board feet of dimensional sika spruce from the Queen Charlotte Islands just a little way from Sitka, Alaska He can provide you with top quality Grade A sitka spruce and would like to make up some KR kits for you. Give him an email of fax and discuss with him what he is prepared to do for you. Western Aircraft Supplied Ltd. P.O. Box 79, Slocan, BC Canada Marc Septav (250) 355-0003 Fax: (250) 355-0004 Email: aircr...@telus.net I am sure you will like working with Marc! Happy Building and Flying! sanding, sanding, sanding away ;) Adrain Ron Freiberger wrote: >The options are many, but knowing it meets the same strength standard is >another issue ENTIRELY. Someone recommended sassafras, and I have some >experience with it. But meeting the many criteria is another issue. > >I've built a three planes, and they haven't broken yet. That doesn't >mean they were as light as they could be or that they meet the design >criteria. > >Many builders have substituted other woods, and they were maybe just >lucky. >I use CERTIFIED SPRUCE for critical areas. Like spars. You cannot find >wood of that quality unless you have an "in" with someone in the >business, and you're not likely to find it at a "lumber yard". > >Ron Freiberger >mail to ronandmartha at earthlink.net > > -- Adrian VE6AFY Mailto:cart...@spots.ab.ca http://www.spots.ab.ca/~cartera
