Wooden bars!

My mate runs a business and was going to branch out into handlebar production, but when it comes to unusual materials he always leaves that sort of thing alone and sticks to his roots.

I've been using American Oak, urban resourced wood........... off cuts from oak kitchen work-tops......... you can shape them easy peasey with a spoke shave......... most comfortable bars I've ever had. Better than the laminated bars I've tried....... Takes me an afternoon to make one. Finished with 7 coats of Liberon Finishing Oil and a dab of beeswax........ they'll last you for years. Best is that they remove the vibrations that kept aggravating an old RSI from using computer mice in the studio.......almost gave up cycling and bought an oyster till I had a blinding flash of inspiration.......... couldn't reccomend them high enough.

I've been using American Oak, urban resourced wood........... off cuts from oak kitchen work-tops......... you can shape them easy peasey with a spoke shave......... most comfortable bars I've ever had. Better than the laminated bars I've tried....... Takes me an afternoon to make one. Finished with 7 coats of Liberon Finishing Oil and a dab of beeswax........ they'll last you for years. Best is that they remove the vibrations that kept aggravating an old RSI from using computer mice in the studio.......almost gave up cycling and bought an oyster till I had a blinding flash of inspiration.......... couldn't reccomend them high enough.

sounds like a terrible idea of using just worktops - don't mean to troll but unless you weigh 6 stone or ride like a fairy you they will fail - the grain will split and probably just where you don't want it to! the lamination process enables the shaping of the bars and the flex without breaking and even then i'm not sold on the idea that wooden bars are a good idea anyway (coming from an owner of wooden bars) just buy some thicker grips and carbon bars instead

... couldn't not recommend just using a worktop highly enough.