Bridge design

[Ron Nossaman]

>I've never tried vertically laminated ribs, though I know others have.
>
>Del

Nor would I see any particular benefit in trying it, other than using what 
would otherwise be scrap wood in something useful, and if that's the case, 
why not horizontally laminate the ribs in a caul, to a specific crown, and 
not have to machine cut the crown after the fact?.

Ron N