Horizontal laminations started - Spar

 

 
Going one by one rather than all at once. I discovered I wouldnt have enough glue for the "all at once" anyway. Must order more. I may try two at once next weekend. Getting there.

grain direction

 
The spruce was long but it was quarter sawn. To get it to "lay flat" within limits, meant having to cut narrower width pieces to length and then glue them side by wide to make up the 2.25 inch width of the spar blank. Then "brick" them so that the joins werent on top of each other and the grain all oriented the same way - up in the middle down at the sides. Once glued together it will have enormous strength.

The Spar Jig takes shape

 
Almost ready to go. Just need to add the wax paper to the battens. That's the laminate stack (spar blank unglued) to the right of the jig.