In this case I'm building a kit, it's not a plans built plane, it's a kit. I want everyone that buys a kit to make up a template sheet in case the kit manufacture goes under and we can no longer get the kits anymore. Lets say you post up you want to build a Bridi Dirty Birdy and ask if someone has the plans and templates. Why yes I do!! I can go to Kinko's and get you a copy of every part in profile, a copy of the plans and the instruction book. The plane is now saved forever and ever!! When I pop the parts I just trace them on paper, label the part, like former F-1, 5/32 balsa or I may make a note like on this kit, All ribs are 3/32 balsa unless noted and front and rear slots are all 1/16. If the kit parts have a number then I print that on the template. I also state how much sheeting and what size on my template sheet, sticks and all so down the road I don't need to do any of that thinking stuff.
If you buy a set of builders plans, I'm showing you a little Fokker D-VII, they give you every part needed for the build in profile, I get a copy of the plans then cut them out and I can either trace them onto my wood or cut them and glue them to the wood then cut the parts on my scroll saw and sand them, either just past the drawn line or to the side of the glued on template. When I buy my plans from MAN then they also toss in a very bad copy of the building artical so you can read it and have some bit of an idea of how the designer went about building the prototype, they do help a bit sometimes. Builders plans give you a template. It's drawn on the plans. Look close at photo three.
I was just trying to show the difference between a set of kit plans, then a set of builders plans so you could see the difference. Hope that clears it up for you. First photo are my kit plans, second photo is how I'm making a set of templates of the kit for future use, third photo is of a set of builders plans that give you the templates and the fourth photo is just of my scroll saw and really cheap sander.
Builders plans, the hardest thing to do when building from plans is it's up to you to figure out how much and of what size and type of wood you need to order. That takes me a day or two sometimes, I write it all down then call Lone Star Balsa and talk to the nice lady on the phone. A few days later the wood is brought to my door.
I hope I cleared it up for you, now I'm winded!!!!