The nose is capped off with balsa and then sanded to shape. This is where a little artistic skill is required. Visualizing how the spinner flows into the fuselage and chin, and then how the balsa blocks will be sanded to create that flow took some thinking. The nose ring is made from 3/16" in quarter sections, which is to limit the amount of cross-grain to sand. All that is left to complete the nose is to cut the cooling hole.