I spent too much time working with wood and the resulting dust... I made a back riveting board from leftover table top by routing out space for the steel plate to inset, then put some screen trim on the edge and rubbed on a coat of shellac, cleaned up and got back to business with the plane.
even knowing it is aluminum, and an airplane part... it is still surpassingly light for its size
fitting the framework together |
finished horizontal stabilizer hung with great care :) |
here is my back riveting board and plate that I made with leftovers from bench building |
getting all of the parts together for the vertical stabilizer |
starting to fit up the reinforcement plate |
fluting pliers with a couple of flutes on the rib to bring the flange flat |
looking like a part... after drilling (reaming) all of the pieces it all comes apart |
vertical stabilizer skin freshly dimpled |
all of the vertical stabilizer structure ready for final assembly |