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16-year-old's 100% wooden bike

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Submitted by conjob on Mon, 2008-01-28 09:51.

this thing is crazy:
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm

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pwnela's picture

Wow.

Submitted by pwnela on Mon, 2008-01-28 10:45.

That's a motivated 16 year old.

X-topher's picture

totally

Submitted by X-topher on Mon, 2008-01-28 10:46.

After reading, it sounds like he found pretty simple solutions to some complicated issues. I wish I could think more like that.

kurt's picture

wow

Submitted by kurt on Mon, 2008-01-28 12:00.

his freewheel idea is awesome.

Dfunk's picture

Lube?

Submitted by Dfunk on Mon, 2008-01-28 12:47.

I want to know how he keeps everything turning properly. Graphite, maybe?

durkie's picture

it might not even be an issue

Submitted by durkie on Mon, 2008-01-28 13:12.

similar to how you don't need to worry about lubrication on a belt-drive system

TimothyJ's picture

Murphy's Wood Oil?

Submitted by TimothyJ on Tue, 2008-01-29 13:49.

Murphy's Wood Oil?

griggey's picture

i think....

Submitted by griggey on Tue, 2008-01-29 21:06.

i think i remember him mentioning wax in there at some point.

He looks like he could be

Submitted by monkeejuice on Tue, 2008-01-29 09:48.

He looks like he could be related to Gilligan....hmmm....

griggey's picture

I met this guy today

Submitted by griggey on Thu, 2008-05-15 14:37.

I got to see this in the real life today at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair today. It's impressive.

pwnela's picture

whoa

Submitted by pwnela on Thu, 2008-05-15 15:52.

I'm jealous now