It is easily cut to the lengths required with a small cheap hack saw.
Materials to make a barn door kite.
So if you have bought 2 4 meter lengths of dowel you might have a couple of centimeters less than you bargained for.
Attach string to adjustable bridle loop.
How to make a barn door kite spars.
At 29cm 11 1 2 from tip to tip the mbk 1 skewer barn door kite is a rather small barn door with dihedral and simple 1 leg bridle.
You might already have some of the simple tools and materials required.
For this barn door you need long lengths of 4mm wooden dowel.
The mbk 2 skewer barn door is medium sized at 58 cm 23 across and 53 cm 21 tall with generous dihedral and a fairly short looped tail.
Make tail with plastic strips ribbon or macrame cord.
Download plan in pdf format.
If not exactly what i used then at least something pretty similar.
Learn how to build a terrific barn door kite just follow along with this how to video.
Hang kite by fly line.
Mbk dowel barn door.
Build a barn door kite.
Up to around 30 kph if.
Use your imagination and you ll being soaring the friendly skies in no time.
Anything you don t have is easily bought.
Way up into the moderate wind range in fact.
Attach with tape to each bottom corner.
The length of bought dowel can be somewhat inaccurate.
The 2 skewer barn door is a very nice light to moderate wind flier.
These instructions on how to make a barn door kite might look a bit long but each step is quite simple to do.
Bottom line must hang slightly lower than top.
Re adjust to wind speed.
Just steadily work your way through from top to bottom skimming over any detail that you don t need.
This set of instructions on how to make a barn door kite assumes you know absolutely nothing about kite making.
Mbk dowel barn door.