Check out http://jonnycycles.com/ August 19 blog entry. Some guy in Wisconsin made a pair of wood fenders that curve in over the wheel as metal fenders do. Not sure how sturdy these will be. If they hold up, it seems a much better fender than the flat design most use.
On Sep 12, 8:52 pm, pruckelshaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
