Thank you to all who have helped with rib building and other aspects of the waco construction!
Update 9/9/17: Rich's retirement from JetBlue as a Line Captain...theoretically has more time to work on the Waco!!
Update 9/15/16: Spar construction is now underway - wing assembly coming up!!
Update 6/12/13: Rib construction is now complete!!
Rib building station in Colorado Springs, CO
Daniel Rasfeld and I cutting plywood for making gussets.
Mark Wilbur, rib building.
My father-in-law Allan Thomas & I in Ludlow, IL
Mike Sansone, building a rib
Mitch, a Wilbur family friend, building ribs in Anchorage, AK
Jordan Thomas, my nephew, building a rib
Building ribs in Louisa, VA at Dennis Harbin's workshop
Lindsay Taber, building a rib
Andrew Smith & Devin Taber, building ribs
Jeanne, building a rib
Fuselage in Ludlow, IL
Frank Mesce, building a rib
Steve Thomas, my brother-in-law, cutting gussets
Mitch & I at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum in Anchorage
Mike Capalety, building a rib
Allyson Dunlap, building a rib
Steaming wood for rib production
Roger Roy, building a rib
Building more ribs
Harold Haver assisting in shaping the wing spars