>What happens if the wood gets wet? Dj, The wood rots when it gets wet. Keep it dry and it will last well beyond your lifetime. To keep it dry, seal every part of the wood that comes in contact with air including plywood and spruce inside the fuselage, wings, inside the spar boxes, firewall (both sides) and especially bolt holes. Preferred sealer would be the same epoxy you use for glue and thinned very little with acetone just to get extra penetration. Don't thin the epoxy for glue joints. Keep the sealed lumber in the dark so UV rays don't breakdown the epoxy; paint or dark spaces work well to keep the UV out. FAA AC 43.13-1B Chapter 1, Section 3 has sound advice written in blood regarding wood decay and sealing. http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.ns f/0/99c827db9baac81b86256b4500596c4e/$FILE/Chapter%2001.pdf
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