I used a method which I think was first engineered and developed by Larry Fleshner. "The lid off a plastic garbage can lid".
Mike Turner Jackson Missouri Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.........N642MC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Johnston" <chr...@ozdocs.net.au> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:24 AM Subject: Re: KR> cad file turtledeck >I understand the blackbird was also designed using a slide rule !!!! Thats > doing things the hard way! Connecta dot sounds a pretty practical > solution. > > > > Chris. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Mahurin" <krje...@gmail.com> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: KR> cad file turtledeck > > >> You cannot use the firewall to shape your turtle deck.... >> >> The only real way to get the curvature is to sit in each seat and have >> someone to draw an outline on a board set up behind you and then play >> connect the dots......... Then this can be blended forward to the dash >> and >> foredeck and on to the firewall..... >> >> That is the way the Blackbird was done.........