People all over the world seek out these father-and-son biplane restorers PILOTS FIND BREATHTAKING BEAUTY in the curve of a propeller, the shape of a wing, even the thoughtful interface of a piece of avionics. But who makes this stuff and, in some cases, keeps it beautiful for decades? Our new occasional Craftsmanship series explores the people who create-and re-create-these things for us. -Tom Haines THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THE TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING in the small central B Y D AV E H I R S C H M A N Pennsylvania town of Emigsville to suggest that the two master craftsmen inside create PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE FIZER some of the world's finest vintage biplanes. For nearly 30 years, the father-and-son team of John and Scott Shue has quietly turned out Waco biplanes of exceptional quality using the same old-world techniques as the original builders in the 1930s. John restored his first Waco, a tattered World War II-era UPF-7 trainer, in the mid1960s and then-5-year-old Scott assisted with menial tasks such as scrubbing the bare VIDEO EXTRA fuselage tubing with a wire brush. Since then, the two have re-created many flying works Spend a day in the of art, including nine that have won top awards at prestigious competitions such as EAA workshop with John and Scott AirVenture in Oshkosh. Shue. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 59http://www.aopa.org/pilot