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amey
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Aye, I don't think it's a new idea. The thinner the plates and the bigger the distance between the steerer and legs the flexier it will be. but compare that one with one Heldring posted or to a Lauf fork and it looks pretty bloody stiff to me.
You would have to talk to an engineer to figure out the details, or get a frame builder to build a bunch of them to get the compliance right. Too much and it'll be a floppy POS.
frankenbike
If I was less busy and had any idea what I was talking about I would give it a go. I'm sure some smarter people have come up with the idea before.
Basically this:
but replace the horizontal tubes with as many thin plates as you can be arsed to weld/shape/etc. If he's paying someone for a custom fork and wants to get nuts you could also have a double crown or do a Lefty version or something.
(actually dynamo routing is the whole point so Lefty is probably not the way to go lol)