Description

This book from EAA is a compilation of articles from a variety of people and sources (mostly EAA publications) that covers a wide variety of topics concerning wooden aircraft construction. This is a very good, broad overview of many important topics and techniques and will be an excellent and useful addition to your airplane construction library. While some of the articles may seem a little dated (for example, the use of epoxies in wooden aircraft construction was a new thing when some of the included articles were written) even the older articles cover timeless concerns and techniques and discusses topics directly relevant to today’s materials. Our EAA Basic Woodworking video (available separately) is a great companion for this book.

Compiled by Paul Poberezny and S.H. “Wes” Schmid, Copyright 1991. (No ISBN). Softcover. 136 Pages, Softcover.

A FEW examples of the many chapters in this book are:

  • On the Use of Douglas Fir as a Substitute for Spruce
  • Characteristics, Sizes and Weights of Standard Plywoods
  • The Use of Non-Certificated Wood
  • Selection and Evaluation of Wood
  • Wood Testing… the Easy and Reliable Way
  • Quantity Production of Quality Wooden Parts
  • Duplicate Sawing
  • Laminated Spars
  • Nail Positioning
  • Glues and Gluing
  • Jigs for Wooden Aircraft – Fuselages / Part 1
  • Jigs for Wooden Aircraft – Wings / Part 2
  • Building Wooden Cantilever Spars
  • The Ultimate Glue
  • Epoxy Resins and Private Built Aircraft
  • To Nail or Not to Nail
  • Building the Isaacs’ Spitfire
  • Flying the Isaacs’ Spitfire
  • Clamps and Clamping in General
  • Laminating and Bending Wood