Wood Mudguard
Follow those step to make your own wood mudguards.
Needed Tools and Supplies
- Wood veneer of 1.6 mm thick
- Slow-setting wood glue
- Aluminium rod (10 mm x 100 mm)
- Some screws and bolts
- Some wood board to make the matrix
- Jigsaw
- Sander
- Wood varnish
- Clamps
Make the Matrix
Make the matrix by assembling wood board together.
Draw a line corresponding to the radius of you bike wheel
Cut the assembled board with a jigsaw following the radius.
Glue Veneer and Put It in the Matrix
Mudguards are made with 3 ply of 1.6mm thick.
Cut 3 ply of 40mm width by 100mm long for one mudguard multiply by 2 for two mudguard
Apply wood glue 2 ply and stack it on the matrix
Put the second side of the matrix and clamp it with clamps.
Wait until the glue is dry
Cut and Sand Mudguard to Fit on Your Bike
Cut sides of the mudguard to fit on you bike
Sand them
Fabricate Fixation
Use aluminium rod to make mudguard fixations
Adjust Fixation on Your Bike
Adjust fixation on you bike.
Drill hole in mudguard
Varnish Mudguard to Make It Water Proof
Varnish both side of mudguard to make it water proof.
Final Assembly
Assembly mudguard on you bike