Before

Half the vertical gone

Tail Feathers Removed

Top skin piece

First big chunk!

Bare

Vertical Structure is cool

Rotten tail wheel mount

Bare

Couple Bare Steel Frames

Out to the strip rack

Paint stripping

IOld and new tailwheel mount

Welding...

Fixed keel

Tacking the elevator bellcrank mount

New wood at the very back

Tracings of the wing roots

...and cutout complete

Old square airfoil pieces

One down...

Checking fit to the wing

Finished and awaiting mounting holes

Wings on to check the fit

Wing on to backdrill the mount holes

Fit nicely

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Completed wing roots