ORIGINAL: cold_reboot
When you glued the doublers did you clamp them and ensure they were flat when you left them to dry? You might also try wetting them with a water/alcohol mix before placing them under a weight. Make sure you give them ample time to dry under that weight.....like a few days. You'll should be able to get that bow out, don't worry. If worse comes to worse you can always go to your local hobby shop and buy the ply to cut out new parts using the old ones as templates. May be a little time consuming, but the great thing about using wood, it can always be fixed. Is this your first build?
I clamped the doubles but did not lay flat while drying as they had clamps attached. I didnt notice if there was a bow in the fuse sides before glueing the doublers.
Now I dont think it is the doublers as the bow is the same direction on both sides of the fuse. If it was the doublers causing the bow I would think they would bow in oposite directions. either towards the bow or away. That would have been ok as the bows would cancel each other out as I assembled the interlocking parts.
So I guess my questions now are,
1. Is this normal for a kit? I've built 3-4 kits years ago and never ran ito this. Defective? contact the Mfg.?
2. spray wood and bend slightly in oposite direction for a few days and monitor it. Why put alcohol inthe spray? (I can move on to the wing!)
3. Assemble as is and hope the interlocking pieces pull it straight?
Thanks for any advice..
Steve