I think i'm officially dropping out. Im at crossroads right now where I need to either get some stuff done this summer or finish this bike. There's absolutely no way I will have enough time to get it done and unfortunately the demands of my housing situation are going to have to take precedence...
Anybody else feel like they're just trapped on a hamster wheel and there's no way off? There's nothing in the world I want to do more than work on this bike and yet I never get past my have-to-do list and on to my want-to -do stuff. I haven't even had time to think about it, let alone work on...
Finally got back in the shop for a little bit more progress tonight. I am way way behind from where I wanted to be at this point. I'll just keep doing what I can.
So still creeping along. I have four molds. Each mold will be used to make a right and a left side. I got one side of one mold steam bent tonight. Seven more to go...
Yes that's my steambox set up. It really doesn't take very long but you gotta make sure you have steam all around. And you have to move fast because it only works while it's hot.
I made a little more progress. It's amazing how much of that wood I milled up wasn't even usable. I kept running into worm holes and other defects, there were even nails in there. This is what's left.