Nope, I've tried it every which way you can think of, and honeycombing is still the lightest by a good .75 ounce per panel. but you have to do it a specific way, like I outlined earlier. You have to be VERY sparing with the resin/glue. It's actually pretty amazing how little you can get away with, but the less you use, the more critical the weight applied in the curing.

The best way I have found to date is a combination of both. Honeycomb the cores, apply the resin sparingly, and then bag the whole shuck. Pull about 7 in mercury and it won't crush the core. What I did was kept sheeting wings and cranking up the vacuum until it started to crush, then backed off.

I have also tried the way you just outlined. It works. Not my farorite method but it does work!

They ALL work to varying degrees and it all depends on the person's ability. The key is using just enough resin/glue to get the job done and NO MORE, and applying enough force to bond the skins without crushing the panels.

-M