Tom's children learning how to rivet at an early age.

Rudder stiffeners.

Nick honing his riveting skills.

Priming the VS parts.

Riveting the HS

Tom showing Moses Kyobe how to rivet.

A few EAA Chapter 582 members helping build the wing jig.

The wing spars and some ribs in the jig.

Joanne helping rivet.

Kayla & Nick inspecting dad's work.

Watch again dad, this is how you do it.

The gas tank.

Gas tank on the wing.

Tank stiffeners pro-sealed on.

Now the fun begins, pro-sealing the tank baffles.

Tom riveting the tank.

More riveting.

Tank vent tube end.

Yep, it still fits the wing.

Pitot tube mount bracket.

Fun with clecos.

Aileron belcrank.

Larry Rohrs giving Tom a hand riveting the wing skin.

More wing riveting.

Tom getting a hand from Tom Ridge.

Tom & Tom.

Remember Dad, hold it square like this.

Nick riveting with Dad.

Quality control.

That rivet gun is loud!

Dad making noise.

Aileron alignment.

Flap hinge attachment.

The wings are done!

All the pictures from here down were taken after Tom's death.

He was very proud of the fuel gauge mount and Andair valve.

This is how much Tom finished.

The empennage parts.

The last thing Tom worked on.

This is the quality of Tom's work!

Moving Tom's RV-8 to my house.

Tony and Mike.

Bill moving the fuselage.

This was a tough day for everyone involved.

Yaya and Nick.

Nick.

Nick helping carry a wing.

The best way to move an RV during the winter in Ohio.

The moving crew; Tony, Mike & Bill.

Tom's RV-8 at Tony's

Added bump-guards to the wing cradle.

Me and my daughter Kayla driving the first rivet at our house.

Adjustable rudder pedal parts.

Rudder pedal slide latch.

Rudder pedals in the plane.

Right rear rudder pedal.

Leveling the fuselage.

0.0 on the digital level.

Drilling the horizontal stabilizer front spar attachment holes.

Me attaching the empennage.

Aligning the vertical stabilizer.

Homemade Delryn rudder stop, just like I put on my RV-6A.

Rudder stop.

Spacers riveted to the Elevator control horns.

Fitting the Turtledeck skin.

False floor panels for riveting - as per the plans.

Shag carpet in the tailcone, hey this is looking like a 'hippie van' from the '70s.

Kayla backing-up the bulkhead while I drill.

Static ports pro-sealed in place.

Joni using some of the sentimental rivets I collected.

Joni & Tony riveting the aft skin.

Nick is the first person to fly his dad's plane.

Mounting the landing gear legs.

Gear legs.