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| fjd | profile | all galleries >> Livermore's 1920 Seagrave Firetruck Under Restoration >> steering_wheel_fabrication | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Remaining Parts from Original Steering Wheel |
 8 Segment Test for Spoke Fitment |
 Finger Joint Router Bit |
 Put finger joint on each segment |
 8 segment ring |
 Make cutouts for steering wheel spokes |
 Assembled bottom ring with spoke cutouts |
 Build a 22 inch faceplate for lathe |
 Put ring on faceplate |
 Attach ring with screws to faceplate |
 Turn bottom ring |
 Bottom ring |
 Check ring profile |
 Completed bottom half ring for steering wheel |
 Spoke cutouts |
 Construct a similar ring for top half and put an accent black/white/blactk veneer between halves |
 Veneer glueup |
 Add bloodwood accent ring to top half |
 Turn the accent strip |
 Top and bottom half |
 Top and bottom with veneer accent |
 Glue top and bottom halves together |
 Test mount steering wheel on truck |
 Finished wheel with gloss polyurethane finish |
 Underside of wheel with cut finger grooves |
 Top detail |
 Bottom detail |
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