Dennis: The gear legs are made with 4 layers of fir glued and clamped together. The boards are wider than the gear legs and the final shape is cut out with the band saw. The boards need to fit together snugly at the joint. It takes a lot of clamps and a couple 4" wide boards to clamp all this together while it dries. The final shape is laid out on the legs and cut out with the band saw. The edges of the legs are rounded to form a somewhat streamlined shape using files, etc. It's an incredibly strong landing gear.
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