RE: 42% Super Decathlon Build
You are right Marcus. The last two days I have been working on the horizontal stab and the elevator. There are 5 ea 3/32 x 3/4" strips that get laminated in place to form the leading edge of the horizontal stab and around the end and along the trailing edge of the elevator.
Here is how I did it. I built a "balsa strip soaker" from a length of 1" PVC pipe. A cap was glued on one end. 5 strips were inserted and the pipe filled with water. Of course the strips floated. I shoved them down and capped the end for about 40 minutes. I nailed the elevator to my building board with finishing nails. I then took the strips out of the water and spread a thin layer of Titebond II on each one as I stacked them. In preparation for the next operation I had previously covered 1 1/2" finishing nails with lengths of 1/16" heat shrink tubing. I did this to keep the nails from rusting and leaving a mark on the wood. One last thin coat of glue was put on top of the stack where it would contact the wood. The final step was to place the stack against the elevator and install the nails. Actually a very easy operation. More later.