Originally Posted by
dcbrewer
Here are some pics of wood fenders I made recently. I got the fender stays and other assorted hardware from Velo-orange, but the fenders themselves are handmade using three layers of thin wood bent around a form and then cut down to size.
Those are beautiful. How thin are the wood strips before lamination? Is this a cold lamination--meaning no steam bending? How well have the fenders retained their shape over time? Have you had any other durability issues--finish problems or bleaching from the sun? And what kind of wood did you use?