First Dimple and Countersink

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Here was my first attempt at dimpling and countersinking. The 4 edge holes where the left and right halves of the forward spar needed this treatment. The dimpling creates a recess so that a rivet will sit flush with the skin. That dimple needs a recess in the underlying stiffener, hence the countersink.

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