BO15 Splinter (or how I learned to love a LOT of sanding)

[BartRidesEternal]

I wood love to see more of this!
Love this build, awesome lines and material use.

But the question is: With the FAT tires, wood and all..... will it float?

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Got the "spokes" for the front wheel cut

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Gluing the spokes together

And the pipe for the steering tube came in

 

[kingfish254]

This like the Noah's Ark of bike builds.
How many cubits long will it be?

 

[handyandy1100]

Can't wait to see how the wheels are going to be assembled.

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[handyandy1100]

This like the Noah's Ark of bike builds.
How many cubits long will it be?

But I think Noah took more than four months to complete the build. LOL

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[Captain Awesome]

But I think Noah took more than four months to complete the build. LOL

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Thread derailed. Back to the build

 

[OddJob]

Couldn't resist this, with all the Noah postings. His objectionable behavior aside, Bill Cosby was one funny guy back in the day.....

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Got some parts in.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Working on the wheel today

Lining things up

Lots of fine-tuned sanding

Gluing it all together

Some #4 screws helping the glue

 

[order99]

Working on the wheel today
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Lining things up
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Lots of fine-tuned sanding
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Gluing it all together
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Some #4 screws helping the glue
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[Machine Age Victim]

Let's see if this works lol

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Let's see if this works lol
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How is the wheel turning? By hand or did you re-wire the hub's alternator?

Nice work

 

[Psychographic]

Are you sanding that to make it round? If so, would a mechanical device be better to hold the belt sander? Aren't your hands are going to tend to follow the shape of the wheel?

 

[kingfish254]

Nice "Belt" drive wheel.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

How is the wheel turning? By hand or did you re-wire the hub's alternator?

Nice work

Using a belt sander to turn/shape

Are you sanding that to make it round? If so, would a mechanical device be better to hold the belt sander? Aren't your hands are going to tend to follow the shape of the wheel?

I marked one side, sanded that to the line and now I'm sanding down the rest to match the line. Its relatively round, just evening out the individual boards.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I'm loving how your all-wood bike is turning out! Are you painting it, staining it, or leaving it natural?

 

[Machine Age Victim]

I'm loving how your all-wood bike is turning out! Are you painting it, staining it, or leaving it natural?

That won't be revealed until the very end ;-)

And, new tool day!

Next up is drilling for bottom bracket and head tube

 

[BartRidesEternal]

That won't be revealed until the very end ;-)

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Next up is drilling for bottom bracket and head tube

Nice! Are they "almost" the right size and for the final fit you'll need the sand a bit?

I'm guessing the wood will be charred and the bikes name will be: Lucifer, or Balrog

Looking forward to more of this bike. Good job!

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Nice! Are they "almost" the right size and for the final fit you'll need the sand a bit?

The head tube one is perfect, and that's good for this style bit. The bottom bracket is slightly (.01") undersized and that will make it a nice tight fit