The huge pile of supplies is dwindling as work progresses. We are basically out of purple heart for anymore floors. We have enough mahogany laminates for about 10 long frames and 10 short ones. We are out of silicon-bronze bolts for installing the last 4 intermediate frames we just finished laminating. We ran out of bronze rod for attaching floors, mast steps and keel fairings. The supplies we had ordered were just about enough to complete the floors and frames back to the cockpit. That was our plan, because we were uncertain about what we would do about the tailfeather/horn-timber. We have now decided to bite the bullet and replace the tailfeather. Read More