Well to day is Pearl Harbor day. My Mom and older Sister now deceased were their and Mom was hit twice schrapnll and a round in her hip. my Dad was At the big Island training center. They were not hit. Mom was transferred on a Boeing 314 along with my sister state side. I remember the story’s it was scary time for them. Rest well I will always remember you. Now back to that Super Ringmaster. Got my engine drill block and installed it. Started drilling the hard wood mount. The right mount and left mount went in a certain way, really one one way. But apparently the right mount had a knot in the wood. It just will not drill. So far I’ve used two drills and dulled both of them. Resharpened them and the same thing. Got ahead Of my self and tapered the nose just like the plan instructions illustrated. Big mistake. Because now the blind nuts will not insert properly. The nuts in the kit are way to big, but I had a set of blind nuts that were perfect and fit the rails that are tapered. Hope I can fix this to my satisfaction. The drill guide is nice and just fit the rails. Not using the guide would have only made the motor mount holes. That knot in the wood is not good, drilling it really slow. Lots of smoke. Really never experienced this after all the planes I’ve built. Don’t get me wrong it’s fixable. Just concerned about the mount and will that knot fail and break into, from vibration or engine run fatigue. Another question is how long is that Knot on that rail? The forward hole drilled easy and the blind nut inserted no problem. Same with the left mount it drilled and the nuts inserted no issue their. Oh on a good note Brodak called me and said my special order 2.5 fuel Oz tank was ready to ship. I was not expecting it until mid January 2024. The cost $78.00. Well it’s on it’s way and the cost is $38.00 that’s great news. Well back to drill starping, might use linseed oil in the hole. A little lube just might help. AJ