Recumbent - Anyone made a 2X4 recumbent?

I've seen a few posts from people considering making recumbents out of 2X4s, like the one that James Robinson sells plans for. Has anyone here actually completed one and if so, what did you think of it?

I like the look of his design. I had an ez1 lite but didn't care for the LWB. It was also not recumbent enough for my liking. I only ask because I have several spare bikes to scavenge parts from and wood is cheap around here.

So how about it? Anyone made one? Did you like it? Wish you hadn't bothered?

Might be able to track down some feedback from the people on this website and related linked websites.

http://www.manytracks.com/recumbent.htm

The only reason I can think of to actually build one would be the novelty of it. With that in mind, a wooden conventional bike would be just as novel. (Other options: Make whatever parts possible out of concrete. Or use actual plumbing pipe, with threaded ells and all, to make the whole frame. Either option would be possible, and give you a very unique but heavy bike).

I've seen a few wooden trikes, and they were BEAUTIFUL. If you enjoy woodworking I'd think it'd be a perfect meld of two hobbies. It was a nice bikr to ride.

Sam Bennett makes a really nice series of wooden recubents. He laminates sheets of birch for the main board. These are called "buckboards" but it is really hard to find info on them:

What an interesting pair of photos.

The next step is get some prepreg carbon or West System epoxy and vacuum bag carbon fiber to the top and bottom. Then add some forward on the sides as needed to stiffen the boom when pedaling hard. You could even hollow out the inside as is sometimes done for a wooden sailboat mast and run cables internally.

I'm guessing he stays on the flats. Single ring in front isn't getting him up those mountains in the distance. nice looking design though.

Sam Bennett makes a really nice series of wooden recubents. He laminates sheets of birch for the main board. These are called "buckboards" but it is really hard to find info on them:


That is sharp! Laminated sheets of birch, huh? It never crossed my mind to go that route. Now I've got a whole new direction to go with this. I can think of several different bikes I could make with that method!

you can also make recumbents out of plywood
http://www.blids.nl/gallery/Plywood-Recumbent-Building-workshop-2003