Wooden mudguards

Well maybe start the front one at 8. But not too short is what I'm saying.

I might have to move into leather mudflaps.

No I think you're right I was looking at the bike from the "wrong" side.

Leather mud flaps with some stencil would look cool.

you gotta charge more than a beer man.

Forgot to +1 this^.

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Great idea. Apart from the metal plate on the rear bridge are there any other fixings? Would be good to look into a clip or something instead of the two bolts so it's quick to put on/ take off. But that's only if you take them further and charge because for free these are more than perfect. Philanthropy FTW.

This is a really great tutorial for making fenders, and they won't spring bavk for a long long while!

http://www.sonic.net/~maryking/wooden_fenders.html

nice one johnp3004

Can i have mine in tobacco sunburst?

lol i have two tobacco sunburst guitars.
give me enough money and u can use one for ur mudguard.

you gotta charge more than a beer man.

ye more than a beer.
2 hours sleep and 3 bagels

Sorry to bring this up from the dead but I've got a plan brewing and I'd like a bit of forum feedback.

Do people want full mudguards for maximum dryness or small easily removable ones?
Would a compound curve ( add significant value to the product over a flat blade | ?

Sorry to bring this up from the dead but I've got a plan brewing and I'd like a bit of forum feedback.

Do people want full mudguards for maximum dryness or small easily removable ones?
Would a compound curve ( add significant value to the product over a flat blade | ?

I am in the market for some nice mudguards. Only ones which I really like at the honjo hammered ones. However wood ones do seem appealing.

For wooden mudguards, I'd be interested in small and easily removable. A compound curve would be great, but I feel it would add a lot to the manufacturing process and hence the price.

Thanks for your input motoko, if this does get off the ground and I do start making them I will be starting production mid September so still a little while to go. I'd really love to design/manufacture a decent wooden mudguard with a compound curve. There a quite a few flat bladed guards already out there so I might try and focus on the curve.

More feedback would be useful people

Wooden shortie mudguards would be cool.

dude...it's a minefield, everybody wants something different.

Yeah I know everyone wants something different and it's not going to be easy but I really don't want to work in Sainsburys (or similar) next year during uni. I've been there and done that, it's also about time I start using the skills (I apparently) have as an ID student and get my shit togther. As well as using the amazing workshops available to me. It might be a bit selfish but I really want to make some money doing something that I enjoy instead of the normal shitty student jobs.

As far as I can tell there a lot of people want high quality wooden mudguards but they just aren't easily available in England or affordable. I'm hoping to get a small range of simple mudguards done by end September as well as working on the fabled compound curve guard but that one might take a while. I've got a few more wooden bike bits being dreamt up too.

Watch this space...

Cool, keep us in the loop. Btw are we talking the southampton row workshop?

No, Brunel uni workshop.

Ah! cool

Cool idea, even better forum name. Are these still being churned out?

Check out the ones at woody's fenders which look great and are way cheaper than most. $27 shipping though. I'm waiting for a bit more exchange rate improvement.

Compound curve full length FTW. I'll definitely be interested.

Something like these: http://jonnycycles.blogspot.com/2008/08/finally-useful-wooden-fender.html

Nice one moog, go for it! You're right, you could be breaking new ground here if you crack it, then you'd have a stall at the handmade bike show before you could say Grant Peterson.

I assume you're thinking along the lines of making a jig to make yourself plywood? Or some kind of cut/planed idea?

'Proper' mudguards are full length. The biggest flaw of the existing wooden designs is that they are flat; they look nice but don't work anywhere near as well as those with a curved profile. There will definitely be a market for quality compound curved full length 'guards, if you can make them! Probably an international market.

I suspect there is also a market for shorter 'clip on' 'guards for those whose frames cannot fit full length 'guards but who still want a (relatively) dry arse. I hate, and don't use, clip on 'guards so can't comment further.

+1 for full length compound curve (but it would require me getting a new frame, so make them extra nice)

Nice on cheers for the link crivens. Well the plan so far is to make short clip on and full mudguards both flat bladed in a few colour ways/designs to get me started, get a feel of the wood and just get my foot in the door. While that goes on I'll be working on various compound curved full guards. I think it's going to take a lot of playing with various ply forming and steam forming techniques to get it perfected.