Quote Originally Posted by SaltedTailfeathers View Post

I understand that would require a significant number of people to want to build the same aircraft and have the faith to accept the next guys tool construction of a design that probably only a few folks could agree to.
And you are still wondering why the tool rental program has never been a success?

A couple of thoughts:

1) Custom-built aircraft take shape in an extremely fragmented manner--some build a set of ribs in two weeks, others are still working on them twelve years later...

2) Die-hard builders want to own their tools.....collecting a shop-full of airplaney tools is part of the fun!