I built the stab and elevators using a 1/8th frame and 1/16th cross-grain sheeting. This was the same thing as I did for the winglets which came
out very tough. For some reason although the same technique was used on
the stab, it has finished up as flexible as a strip of rubber! I can't
use it like that!

I carefully cut the stab-mounting slot in the front of the fuse this
morning, after the hatch (built yesterday) had dried overnight. I thought cutting this slot would be very difficult, and that I would have a hard
time getting it i) accurate, and ii) neat. To my surprise, it went off without a hitch! I made an incidence jig which I used to mark the slot on
the fuse, then I cut with the razor saw about 1/32 inside the lines. With
a #11 blade to shave away slivers of wood and an emery board to smooth the cut, I did the bottom of the slot, inserted a sheet of wood, and checked
with the spirit level, sanding a bit until it was straight, smooth and
level. Then, I checked with the stab and confirmed the upper side of the
slot was properly marked, before using the blade and the emery board to
make the slot a perfect fit for the stab.

Unfortunately, while doing this, is when I noticed that the stab is simply unacceptably flexible.

:-( I will try to cut a rebate or slot in the stab and insert a strip of spruce. Damned expen$ive stuff, spruce, and I don't have a lot of it! Or maybe I will scrap the stab and build another one, with 1/8th square
spruce spars in it....



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