This is a detailed story of the creation of Bob's "Featherlastic" in his own words.  (In Adobe Acrobat format.)

The full nine part story.
        Full Story   (3,146 KB)

        Part I    (435 KB)
   Part II   (386 KB)
   Part III  (296 KB)
   Part IV   (583 KB)
   Part V    (505 KB)
   Part VI   (497 KB)
   Part VII  (423 KB)
   Part VIII (460 KB)
   Part IX   (474 KB)
     Specs   (19 KB)