No, I don't have that book but I really need it. I've got two of his other books and I know the bipe book is up to the same level of quality. I just used something like 3/16 by 1/2 and ca'd to the rear of the wire. I then added a little filler to smooth the joints and stuff. Next, I sanded a slight airfoil shape to the wood and faired it all in. I also added little strips of fiberglass cloth (.6oz) to strengthen the joints and harden the soft balsa. A friend building the Phaeton II just covered his with the same cloth he covered the plane with. Simpler than my method and looks good.
Yes, it's the BUSA kit. Guess you can tell I kinda like the ol' fashioned builders kits. The photo is of my first one. I lost the battery on the third flight and rather than repair, I decided to build another. I've still got the fuse and I started out just to build a set of wings but.......I'll probably bash the old fuse into something later. Maybe a parasol or low wing sport plane. It's fitted with an inverted Magnum 120. It ran flawlessly that way and I hope it continues to give the same service.
It was a good, stable flyer but a pretty squirrely on the ground. I made some building errors in the first one (banana fuse) that contributed to the problem. I did my best to avoid all that with this one.
I only wish it was a little bigger. About the size of the Phaeton 90 would be ideal.