<div dir="auto">I have made several out of ash and they work just fine.<div dir="auto">The convertible ones would be a little more difficult as they curve in 2 planes but the roadsters are easy. </div><div dir="auto">I use a router mounted in a table to do the rounding.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M<br><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 5:21 PM , <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2110853867073645028WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span>I’ve thought about it often. Mine’s OK but no more than OK. It’s been tacked and stapled so often that it looks like it’s had woodworm.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>I concluded that, when/if I do it, I’ll make it out of layers of marine ply. Make all the layers consistently oversize by about 10%, reduce it down a little with a draw knife then finish it off with one of those sand paper thingies on a foam rubber roller. (Used in an electric drill. Done outside as the sawdust comes off in clouds!) Those things are brilliant for making compound curves in wood. I first used one when I made my eldest daughter a large Victorian style rocking horse. Keeping the original close bow to hand and an accurate set of calipers should get a precise end result. Finish off with epoxy and a layer or two of some sort of sealer/preservative. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>I’d do it and good luck to you if you do.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Simon<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>richard mayor<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 December 2019 21:45<br><b>To:</b> healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Wood top bow<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone made their own wood top bow? As I'm getting ready to order a new wood top bow for my BN7, and seeing the price, I wondered if I could make my own. I have my own little wood shop, band saw, table saw, router, etc. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I have not yet disassembled the old top. I was leaving that up to the upholstery shop so they could see how it all goes together. But then I thought, how hard could it be to make one myself? A 4 foot 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" stick of white oak will cost me about $20.00.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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