Empennage/Tailcone Kit Ordered

WELL, I just became an experimental aircraft builder!!!!!  I finally placed an order for the tailwheel RV-14 empennage/tailcone kit.  Van's currently has the kit in stock and it is estimated to arrive during the first or second week of January.  Their digital ordering process was extremely easy and painless.  I completed the fillable order form from their website, saved it to my computer, and emailed it to kits@vansaircraft.com.  Once that was completed, I made a follow up call to Van's for confirmation and payment.....DONE!  This was my first exposure to customer service at Van's and Kim was very pleasant and answered all my questions regarding the order.
 

(Photograph by Van's Aircraft)

EAA Chapter 1000 Work Bench Construction

I used the EAA Chapter 1000 Standardized Work Table Plans to build a set of work tables for my project.  I have seen other builder sites use time lapse photography/video to record their build sessions.  I personally saw this method for the first time while browsing Ed Kranz RV-10 website.  I really like the idea, so I decided to experiment with time lapse video while building my tables.  I used my iPhone to capture the three videos below and I will try my iPad during the next session to see which turns out the best.

The blade on my buddy's miter saw was rather old and was not cutting the wood to my liking.  So, after a short trip to Lowe's, a new blade was installed and work on the tables resumed.

The first work table is complete.  One down and one to go!

 

Construction of the second table.

Both work tables have been complete and are now ready to assist in the building of my airplane!