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vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 15 10:10 pm Post subject: Wood on wheels
Wood on Wheels https://youtu.be/LMADO1WIYMs

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46238
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 15 10:19 pm Post subject:
nice do i recall an "africar"or some such name ?a wood chassis ,body,wheels etc with minimal metal bits except the (fairly simple to make and mend) engine

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 15 10:34 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

nice

do i recall an "africar"or some such name

Yep. Went bust

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 15 10:55 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

nice

do i recall an "africar"or some such name ?a wood chassis ,body,wheels etc with minimal metal bits except the (fairly simple to make and mend) engine

They did another one with a wooden engine... it wooden go.

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
Posts: 3708
Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 12:23 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

dpack wrote:

nice

do i recall an "africar"or some such name ?a wood chassis ,body,wheels etc with minimal metal bits except the (fairly simple to make and mend) engine

They did another one with a wooden engine... it wooden go.

Sigh

Henry

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 12:48 am Post subject:

buzzy wrote:

Sigh

If you want to have a whip round for the fees, I'll do the other half of the wit training course.

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
Posts: 3708
Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 1:15 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

buzzy wrote:

Sigh

If you want to have a whip round for the fees, I'll do the other half of the wit training course.

What? Jokes about clowns and red noses? No thanks.

Henry

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 1:06 pm Post subject:
There are quite a few wooden bicycle manufactures, most of them across the pond. Renova are about the most renowned. Laminates of various woods are far stronger & a more comfortable ride.

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