Brilliant idea!
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The Renaissance Man
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Subscribed. This is good stuff!
the seat is finally laminated. It turned out great i think... I bought some brass screws and these weird nuts that get countersunk in the wood so from the bottom they wont be visible. the brass screws serve adual purpose.first they add to the cool vintage look and second they reinforce the seat and will keep the metal mounts underneath. I drillled ony the perimeter holes and i will let the wood dry out for one more day before i cut it to shape.
Then its sanding & cutting the inner holes and staining/laquering the wood
Then its sanding & cutting the inner holes and staining/laquering the wood
Great work on the seat!
Luke.
Luke.
Worth it in the long run, that will look very cool!
Luke.
Luke.
after some hours of sanding and sanding the seat is ready for some final.....eh sanding .The back nuts are in place and i put some diy wood putty in some nasty wood chip offs. I worked with the dremel and made tear drops in all the holes , i think i adds to the whole look. After i m done with sanding i m gonna create a burned effect on the edges using a blowtorch and this will create an aged effect when the stain goes over
In the first pic you can see the saet after i treated it with the blowtorch, it gave an old burnt look and darkened around the contours of the holes and the perimeter adding volume
in the next pics you can see the seat after 2 coats of redwood stain. It turned out pretty good i thuink and has that old torn ratty look
in the next pics you can see the seat after 2 coats of redwood stain. It turned out pretty good i thuink and has that old torn ratty look
Thanks Luke! What do you think of the result so far?
Quite possibly the best wooden seat I have ever seen! And you make it look so easy to build!
Luke.
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The finish looks like leather. It should look good on the bike!
Thanks a lot. Its motivating knowing that other people enjoy seeing my work. More pics to come!Quite possibly the best wooden seat I have ever seen! And you make it look so easy to build!
Luke.
Yeah I hope it does. Wood together with the steel and brass fittings I wanna give a steampunkish look to the bike
I re fabed the seat post and and hinge. I think the new set up flows nice with the frames lines. Now I need to find an Mtb shock absorber and make the mounts for the seat and the frame so I can sit and make vrooom vroom sounds
Hey guys! I ve been so busy with work lately I had no time to work on the bike
Today I managed to do a mock up of the bike just to check the stance and figure out ho i m gonna fabricate the motormounts battery box etc. I used the old handlebars which suck if you ask me but it ll give you an idea.. What do you think?
Today I managed to do a mock up of the bike just to check the stance and figure out ho i m gonna fabricate the motormounts battery box etc. I used the old handlebars which suck if you ask me but it ll give you an idea.. What do you think?
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Did you abandon the sprung saddle set up? It's looking great but it also looks like it might be a little bone jarring with the wood saddle and no rear suspension. Just wondering, keep it up!
No not at all I just didnt have the time to mount the suspension under the seat. Its only kept in place with some tape
Where are the pedals? Hahahaha! Love this look.
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Looking sweet!
