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| | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 38 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 38 | Hi... I am in the process or resurrecting a 1928 Chevy. The steering assembly is in remarkably good shape, and I do plan to use it. However, time and mother nature took care of the wood on the steering wheel so that all that is left, are the four spokes and all the wood (circle part) is gone. I don't want to buy new, and I don't want aftermarket, and I don't want to just replace it. I would like to build my own. I have access to a complete woodworking shop and have done extensive wood working projects in the past but I thought I would ask if anyone had ever done this? is there a website that explains how to make a wood steering wheel? materials? plans? In other words, I don't want to reinvent the wheel if somebody has been there and done that... any/all suggestions welcome and appreciated.... Thanks.... Dennis | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 201 | Check out the TV show , How it's made, or How they do that, cant remember which one. Was on maybe 1-2 months ago, a repeat I'm sure. Hulu could probably stream it for you if their own websites dont have it.
They showed exactly how it's done. With a wood shop, shouldn't be a problem for you.
'69 1/2T stepside, Sea Foam Green, 250 L6 w/ 3 on the tree, not an option on it, in the family since new.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | You'll need some good air dried stock, high in moisture content, a steam box, steam source, a watch. Prepare your stock, ease all the edges, fire it into the hot steam box, for 1 hour per inch of thickness. Pull it out, and bend it around the form you prepared earlier. Cut your stock long, so you can over lap the ends. Let it sit for a day, pull it off the form, cut the finger joint, or scarf joints on the ends, and glue it up, stick it back on the form. A few days later, pull it off, and do the final shaping.
If you go to the library, there will be books about steam bending, and boat building. If you wanna read all about the process, look for information on plasticizing wood, such as the Wood as an engineering material handbook, this will show you the relationship between moisture content and temperature needed to plasticize the lignan. Steaming is fun.
Or you could get Stutzman's Wheelshop to build you a new wheel.
Last edited by Mr. Lang; 12/12/2011 4:46 PM.
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