<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   <FONT size=4>Terry</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>   Right.    I wasn't referring= to the paring out in various forms & style at the rib ends but up to that point.  I should have said continuously thick cross section u= p to the point of the tapering.  Wasn't denigrating laminated ribs either in= case any one was wondering.  I think it's a great idea.  I can mak= e crown cut ribs with a uniform cross sectional as well & have often... It= 's a different trick</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>   Dale</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT size=3>Dale Erwin wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM>"...laminated ribs are glued up in an arch & therefore have a cross section that is continuous unlike the crown cut rib= that is thicker in the middle & tapering toward the ends."</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Unless, of course, you taper the rib. No? Or are you referring to something else? You can certainly taper a laminated rib in an= y manner just like a solid rib.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>