RE: scale looking cabane struts
Here are the Cabane struts for my current Waco YMF build. They are made from thick wall Brass tubing, silver soldered (not the cheap stuff from the big box stores) to the wire cabanes, and the threaded bungs are silver soldered into the tubing. The tubing has been flattened to give a scale outline, and then the 10/32 bolts are blacksmithed to give a lug to bolt through. This allows very fine adjustments to be made to set the incidence of the top wing. The Interplane struts have a similar adjustment as well. Finally, the angle brace for the cabane is silver soldered into position, and the joint filed to shape. I have done this with brazing as well, but I have found that the silver solder is stronger.
Bill, Waco Brother #1