I guess I've seen the thread in this forum about making propellers for WW1 aircrafts from the wood. Can't find it.

Where do I purchase (preferably online) that wood as I haven't found any shipmodeling shop here in Riga?

Thank everyone for answering in advance

hi
I can provide Veneer in different shades dark and light. The thickness of the material matches to 1/48 scale.
regards Peter

Greetings Roxter,

Aeroscale member Peter Plattner has stepped up so just let me add for everyone, most of these wood can be found in doll house supply shops or catalogs. Model On!

Also here is that thread you were looking for.

One good turn deserves. . .

Stephen,

Thanx for answering and comprehensive article on wooden propellers!

I also found very useful article "Oscar's Doppeldecker" in Scale Aviation Modeller International (year 2003) by Dagmar Henderickx. The author describes the process of detailing Eduard's 1/48 Pfalz D.III and with some very (very very) useful tips about making wooden propeller, scratchbuilding spoken wheels (without photoetching!), rigging, weathering, etc.

Unfortunatelly I haven't found any information about doll house supply shops near Riga neither ship modeling hobby shops in Latvia

I guess my only hope it Peter as a couple of furniture manufacturers I called do not agree to sell pieces of veneer...

Thank you all for your very interisting articels about wooden propellers.
Let me add some pics how I did for example my A/H Knoller Jaray in 1/48 scale

Peter, now thats a thing of beauty. Thanks for the postings. Very helpful!

I hope this pics will also give the understanding of how wooden propeller were made like:

That picture does explain a lot. I always assumed they did it in whole pieces. It never occured to me they would have used precut pieces.

Here's another pic that shows propeller building process (I guess it can be dated by WW1 period):