Looks cool. The most dofficult part of that would probably be fabricating the forms that hold the fender to shape while the glue cures. Looks like all he did was take pie slices out of the veneer before layup, then make sure that the pie slices don't match up when layed up. I like his stays and hardware, wonder where he sourced them from.
Let me get a set of straight ones out of the way before I tackle something like this :) Pete On Sep 13, 6:27 am, JoelMatthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check outhttp://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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
