I'm a fair hand at woodworking, and am thinking about adding fenders to my bike. I put two and two together and thought "What the heck, make my own!" I haven't started the project yet...still in the planning stage and was wondering if anyone here had done this.
What I'm planning on doing is using 3 layers of 1/8" hardwood veneer, I'd like to use birdseye maple, more likely I'll use whatever I find at Lowe's. I'll slice the veneer into 2" or so wide strips and soak them in water. Beforehand, I'll build a set of clamshell forms that are the radius of the wheel & tire + 1/2" that can be clamped together; I'll probably use stacked & glued 2x10's cut in my bandsaw (I'll need to graft them in order to achieve the proper radius). Once the wood has soaked for a couple of minutes, I'll glue the layers together using polyurethene glue (not sure if this is the best choice, but it cures in the presence of moisture), lay them into the forms, and then clamp the forms together and allow everything to set. Question -- will the formed wood retain the form's shape, or will it "relax"? Once done, I'll release the fenders from the form, trim either on my jointer or my band saw, bevel the edges on the router table, sand, apply a couple of coats of spar varnish, and then drill and attach hardware. Not sure what I'll do about hardware, probably just make my own brackets and buy a set of stays. Comments? Suggestions? Thanks, Pete --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
