tires and wheels Chronical of the Bespoke Wheel

[Beemeup]

Very cool! Will the center spoke section get bolted to a separate perimeter ring sandwiched in the wood?

Are any of the extras available? :-)

[joh99033]

Beemeup,

 

Thanks It will be welded to a ring which will be sandwiched within the wood. The first photo from my post earlier today shows the channel where the ring will recess into. Regarding your second question, once I've completed the first two or three, I'll consider offering the other ones for sale.

 

Thanks,

Christian

[joh99033]

Made some more progress this weekend. I got 4 sets of spokes back from the powdercoater. Welded up the rings and have test fitted each set to a wood handle. I then began working toward finishing up one wheel by gluing up the two doughnut halfs and have sanded. I then created a jig for rasping out grips on the back side of the rim. Attached are some updated photos.

 

Next steps for this week will be to treat/darken the wood (aesthetic), apply a clear epoxy coat (physical protection), then coat with clear marine grade varnish (UV protection). Exciting times. More to come.

[zinz]

...needs more clamps

 

nice work, I can't wait to see how they look!!

 

Ed Z

[PaulTWinterton]

Nice!  Grips look great.

[joh99033]

Well I'm excited to report that after much work, I've finally finished 3 wheels. I am very happy with how they turned out. The spokes look killer and I'm really happy with how the dark Walnut match with the black spokes and emblem.

 

Enjoy the photos. Let me know if you have any questions as I'm happy to answer any.

 

Cheers,

Christian

[gaius]

as far as finishes are concerned, there is nothing more durable, and better looking than 9 to 12 coats of a good tung oil.

this what i use for all my wood projects. 

 

http://www.garrettwade.com/sutherland-welles-tung-oil-finishes-gp.html

 

gaius

[bento]

Looks great. Nice work!