Hello,
Does anyone know of any good woodworking / carpentry courses? It doesn’t necessarily need to be aviation based, but that would help. I’d like to learn the basics (and more!) of working with wood, it properties, glues, strength & weaknesses… Things like that. It would need to be part time evening (Lincolnshire) or weekend / residential over a week or two.
Not looking for something that will turn me into a carpenter, but just give me some knowledge… I’d like to be able to make aircraft wing ribs!
Kind regards
Mark
By: TempestV - 15th February 2011 at 19:51
I can recommend nothing better than working along side an “old hand” if you can find one. I mean this in the politest way!
Work to a precision like you are machining metal, and you won’t go wrong.
Once you’ve picked up the basics, just keep on practicing.
By: VX927 - 15th February 2011 at 18:37
Has anyone on here ever been on this course?
By: low'n'slow - 15th February 2011 at 16:40
Next LAA Wooden Aircraft Structures course, with places available is:
Date: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Cost: £95 (includes lunch & refreshments)
Venue: Field Rise, Kite Hill, Wanborough, Wilts, SN4 0AW (run by Dudley Pattison)
Start time: 9.15 am to 9.30 am Finish time: 5.00 pm approx
More from LAA at http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/2010/Courses/wooden_aircraft_structures.html
By: VX927 - 14th February 2011 at 23:31
Thank you all very much for the replies… The book has been ordered and I’m going to try and get myself onto one of the LAA courses.
Thank you. I really appreciate all the replies.
Mark
By: J Boyle - 14th February 2011 at 19:52
Try the EAA website… www.eaa.org Look through all the topics, I’m sure they have books and on-line articles.
Also this division of EAA: http://www.sportair.org/articles/index.html which has workshops for new builders…I’m sure they have materials for people who can’t come to the scheduled events.
Also:
www.aircraftspruce.com.
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th February 2011 at 19:46
And if your German is up to scratch, try ‘Segelflugpraxis – Der Bau von Gleit- und Segelflugzeugen’ by Hans Jacobs. Hard to find, but worth its weight in gold.
That is indeed the amateur aircraft builders’ holy bible. The copy I have is from 1941 however, it doesn’t always meet todays requirements especially regarding the glues used.
You can get almost everything here:
http://www.wicksaircraft.com/
Peter
By: AndyG - 14th February 2011 at 19:40
Hello,
Does anyone know of any good woodworking / carpentry courses?
Kind regards
Mark
When you come to buying tools, I recommend you use Ebay and buy old US/UK tools.
If you need hand planes, you can still get pretty mint Stanley planes from the 30’s thro 50’s for a fraction of the cost of a new B&Q job. Quality is better than the UK 70’s onwards I’d say too.
By: ericmunk - 14th February 2011 at 19:34
And if your German is up to scratch, try ‘Segelflugpraxis – Der Bau von Gleit- und Segelflugzeugen’ by Hans Jacobs. Hard to find, but worth its weight in gold.
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th February 2011 at 19:12
This should do for starters.
I have it and I can tell you – it’s marvellous!
Peter
By: G-ASEA - 14th February 2011 at 18:35
I believe the LAA do wood working course’s every now and then.
Making wing ribs is not difficult. You just need a good jig board to make them on. I have had to make a complete set for my 1935 Slingsby Kirby Kite prototype.
Dave
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