Not very "Buckery", but certainly one of the most interesting and inspiring aviation web sites on the Internet. Peter Garrison's blog details his progress as he designed, built and tested his Melmoth 2 aircraft. (or "Slouching toward airworthiness", as he calls it.)
Very much worth visiting on a regular basis, the "Progress" page is particularly interesting, as is the story of his first Melmoth and its numerous very long distance flights (search for that elsewhere on the website.)
Visit the website here .