Get some wood!
08-13-09, 05:47 AM
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Get some wood!
"Portland-based Renovo Hardwood Bicycles' R4 Pursuit, made from two CNC'd halves of wood bonded together lengthwise (yielding a hollow core)."
Wooden framed bicycle. Close ups look like a combination of walnut and ash. In some ways the structure resembles bamboo!
https://gizmodo.com/5335994/wood+fram...times/gallery/
https://www.core77.com/blog/object_cu...cles_14301.asp
Wooden framed bicycle. Close ups look like a combination of walnut and ash. In some ways the structure resembles bamboo!
https://gizmodo.com/5335994/wood+fram...times/gallery/
https://www.core77.com/blog/object_cu...cles_14301.asp
08-13-09, 06:22 AM
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That is very nice. Reminds me of a wood supercar I saw in Wood Magazine last year. The guy is building it for a student project. He actually wove wood veneer with resin to form a carbon fiber like body shell.
https://www.joeharmondesign.com
https://www.joeharmondesign.com
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Reminds me that:
