Originally Posted by
VincentJ
Tom, the dowel used to connect the elevator halves together is 5/16" thick. One common mistake made, is when the builder mistakenly uses the thinner wing pin dowel (supplied in the kit) for for the elevator!
Using the wrong material doesn't just happen with wing dowels. Many times, someone gets into a rush to get something done and grabs the wrong length or width piece of stick stock or balsa, not realizing it until too late, and then has to go buy replacement material.
As far as glassing, I'd stick with the lightest weight glass I could find as it's not really a structural addition but more of a re-enforcing application