Originally Posted by
noglider
wp, I like it. I'm surprised that you don't need the side curves. Interesting! I like it when common perceptions turn out to be wrong.
What did you use for rods? And mounting nuts and bolts?
Just one of the steel rods that Home Depot sells. Maybe 3/16" * - I confess that I just picked the smallest one that felt stiff enough. I'll measure this evening. Nothing special about the bolts either, match up the eyelet bolts a half inch or so longer than the dropout width. The only bolts are on the back fender eyelets, and zip-tied above the brake and at the seat tube below the bottle cage. I know, that's Kludgy but it's quick and solid. I'm not getting any rattling, rubbing the tire, slipping out of place or anything like that.
A guy named mechanicalron used to hang out in the Mechanics section of bikeforums. I think he made some fenders. I'll see if I can dig up his thread. Maybe someone will beat me to it. His work was always gorgeous, and his approach was different in everything he did, so it's not really a comparable to yours.
Those wooden fenders are awesome.
* - 1/8" rod. Bolts are M5-.8 x 16mm