<HTML>           Those of you who routinely use a laminat= ed rib.                  My question is are these fl= at laminated pieces cut with a crown in them or are you crowning the ribs&nb= sp; in a curved caul. I know this was discussed some time back but hey I don= 't recall it. If they're laminated in a curve aren't they indeed more of a t= rue arched rib (or arched beam) than a solid piece of  spruce rib stock= with a machine cut curve. In the rib glued in a curve the ribs  the gr= ain is indeed in an arch even if it was made thick enough to cut the bottom = of the rib flat so as it had more material in the middle than on the ends. W= ith a rib laminated in an arch config. it's also possible to have a rib of u= niform dimension (if thats desireable).         I don't know Phil F got me to thi= nking about that.    Dale          </HTML>