ChuckW

Continuing on the horizontal stabilizer...

1- One of the cross braces had to be replaced. I did not have any balsa that matched the dimension of the original. I could have cut something that matched with my bandsaw but I am feeling a little lazy today. I had some scrap 1/4" square balsa so I used it instead. Nobody will ever notice once the covering is on. To get a good fit I marke and cut the piece a little long. Then I slowly adjust the length and the angled end with a sanding block until it fits with nice tight joints. A drop of thin CA on each joint holds the cross braces in place.
2- To fix the cracked elevator, I just held it flat on the building table and flooded the cracks with thin CA.
3- There was also a chuck out of the corner of the elevator. I marked a square notch that was cut out with a razor saw.
4- A piece of scrap balsa was CA'd in the notch then carved and sanded until it matched the elevator.
5- Finally the stab was sanded and ready to go. The LE corner had to be rounded to match the opposite side and the LE itself received a round profile. This is a piece of cake with a sanding block and 80-grit paper; it goes though balsa like a hot knife through butter. You can also see a close-up of the elevator corner repair.

The stab repair is basically done. It just needs to have a few dings filled, final sanded and covered.