Wow, I didn't think I had access to this board as I never saw any of my posts 'take'. I guess it takes a long time for posts to show and I wasn't patient enough?
I have pretty well finalized my design concept, although it isn't a canard or tandem wing but a delta pusher. I don't think I'm allowed to post about that here, and I don't want to disrupt the forum. My interest is to learn more about composite construction as I'm planning on using the Rutan method for the wings and tails.
I did spend many years toying with canard designs and eneded up gravitating to ones where the front wing carried most of the weight for visibility, efficiency, and high speed purposes.