Estes Black Star Voyager Build, Part 21, Forward Basswood Vanes

There are nine basswood vanes to be shaped.

Start by sanding and squaring the rough sides with 400 grit on a block.

The pictures show the before and after.

For consistency, I taped up two groups of vanes. One group with five, the second group with four.

The tops and bottoms were sanded to get them the same length.

Mark the taper line across all the grouped vanes.

Using a block, sand a 45 degree angle across the tops and bottoms.

Mark the centers with a small pencil centerline.

Round over the 45 degree taper cut in the previous step.

Here's the side view.

Repeat on the other 17 ends.

The instructions show a full rounding of the ends. I rounded just the sides of the angle.