RE: Midwest Extra 300xs Build
After the blocks dried overnight, I sanded them flush with the cap strips on t7 and t8. Then I drew a straight line down the center of the leading edge (close enough) to begin shaping the bevel. I also marked a reference line on the end of the leading edge to act as a guide to shape to. Next, started shaping the bevel with a block plane to remove most of the balsa and rough sanding to the angle with a bar sander. In pic #3 you can see that all the bevel could not be shaped using the sander or the block plane, so I made a back cut with a razor saw and carved the remaining bevel tips out with a hobby knife. This is the same as when I did the elevator bevel. The end result came out pretty good.