Well, the first thing that comes to mind is cutting the groove in the capstrips. A standard blade is 1/8" wide. I wouldnt even know where to start looking for a 1/16" blade or router bit. Apart from that I dont see why it would'nt work. You could use a band clamp to substitute for the nails. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Frank Stutzman <stutzman@stutzman.com> To: Flybaby mailing list <FlyBaby@listbot.com> Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 6:38 PM Subject: 1/16" ribs >FlyBaby > >Bowers sez in the plans that you could use 1/16" aircraft grade plywood >for the ribs. It would cost a lot more, but there would be noticable >weight savings over 1/8" marine grade. > >Has anyone done this (or seen it done)? Sounds good except when it comes >to attaching the rib caps. It would be pretty tough to accurately put >nails through the rib cap and into the edge of a 1/16" rib (which what it >shows in figure 4-12 of the plans). > >Am I correct in thinking that the nails only provide the clamping pressure >for a good glue joint? If so, if one were able to work up a good way of >clamping this, the nails could be done away with? > >Frank Stutzman >only on chapter 4 of the plans