The New Nose Ribs

As stated previously, I rebuilt the ribs because my first attempt wasn't very good. Here are some pictures of the work on the nose ribs. They turned out MUCH better than the first set.

A nose rib in progress in a jig for cutting out the notches for the aluminum angle. The aluminum
angle runs span-wise across the wing to support the thin, aluminum leading edge sheeting.

Cutting a notch on the table saw using a dado head.

Using scrap wood cut to 6 degrees on the table saw to tilt the jig 6 degrees to get a
6-degree angle on the notch on the leading edge of the nose rib for a piece of spruce
that will run span-wise across the wings. The upper wings have a 6-degree sweep.

All the notches cut. I'll cut out the inside material next with a router
using the template as a guide.

The completed nose ribs. Much better than my first attempt!

There won't be any additional posts about building the ribs. The process was largely the same as initially, with a few exceptions. Check out my YouTube channel to see lots of details about the (re)building of the ribs.

Working on the Spars

Here, I'm getting ready to drill some holes in the two upper wing main spars.
The level is to help make sure the holes are perpendicular to the spar.

An adjustable stand is a great way to get a helping hand without bothering anyone else.

Fine tuning the setup. It's hard to see, but two scab plates are under the spars along with some
scrap wood to prevent tear out. I'm using a Forstner bit.

Here's a closeup of the Forstner bit.

These are all the scab plates for the wings. They're 1/16" pieces of plywood
that will be epoxied to the spars wherever brackets attach to provide a solid place
against which the brackets can be bolted.

A thin shaving of spruce from the spar generated from my Lie Nielsen block plane.

A wood plane and some spruce shavings.

Getting ready to trim the wingtips.

I created a few of these pieces of wood to help me get a straight edge set up the correct
distance form where I want a cut to make it easy to cut along a line with my worm drive saw (i.e., circular saw).

Part way there! The hole at the tip is for the wing tip bow, a tube of aluminum.

Making a cut.

Done with the upper wing main spars!