Chuck, I don't recall exactly how mine balanced (I built it 10 years ago), but they way i USUALLY do it is to hold it in the middle of the CG range (By the top wing) and let it lean just a tad towards the nose. Right now, if I lift it from behind the top wing, with my finger between, and just foreward of the cabane struts, it will hang just slightly nose down.

Silver Eagle, Yes, I tapered as per the instructions. It was tough, but it looks great. Here's a trick: lay the control surface down on your table. Take a pen, and lay it flat on the table also. With both laying flat, push the pen so it draws a line on the rear of the control surface, then flip the control surface over and do it again. This will give you two lines that are equal distances from the edges and a good sanding reference. Note: I use this same technique for drawing hinge lines.