/diy/ - Do It Yourself

hipster.

>>434910
How could this not be cheap, get some dowel to the right diameter, then just take out the perfectly good metal one, pull off the rubber handles, put it all back together, job done.
Also, hipster.

>>434923
>>434939
I ride a fixed gear bicycle, cuff my pants, wear brightly colored sox with boat shoes and either basic t-shirts or rolled sleeves on a button up or sweater, that word is meaningless

>>434939
I was thinking of doing this, is there any other way to possibly go about it, a dowel doesn't seem like it'd be very sturdy

>>434957
socks* don't know what happened there

>>434910

OMG first hard stop/curb whack you'll cut your hands then face on stabby splinters. BAD IDEA.

>dowel

lol, absolutely worst possible wood would be dowels from home depot or whatever.

Get some good hard wood.
Lathe won't work for the shape in your pic. Plane it to thickness, mark the shape you want, cut on bandsaw, shape the rest with a spokeshave, rasps, files, sandpaper. Finish with a nice laquer or maybe varathane (I've never been a fan of varathane) A wax finish would have a more natural look but also wouldn't hold up as well against the elements without maintenance.
If you're not experienced with wood it will probably turn out kind of shitty. But since you're a giant hipster you probably don't care, so why not go out to the nearest forest and just find a branch with the bark and everything on it?
Hipster.

>>434957

Are you even trying?

>>434997
holy shit wtf

>>434910
You're gonna want a good solid wood to avoid accidents, so just getting some pine dowel is out of the question. Maybe turn down an old baseball bat or something similar? Or maybe a piece of heat-treated bamboo? Such things exist for sale too.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/78146921/bicycle-handlebar-solid-teak-wood
You weren't inspired by that picture on /n/ by any chance, where you?

>>434997
no actually, i just dress strangely

>>435030
i've been sort of jokingly debating on getting them, then i saw a red fuji with a simple piece of wood for handlebars on /n/ thought it looked great and decided to give it a shot

thanks for the advice and link

>>435033
Yeah, that's the one I was thinking of. The bar on the fuji looked like a found piece of wood to me, no clue what it might have been used for though.

>>435042
this one?

this thing is beautiful

>>435042
it looks familiar, but i can't figure out what the hell it is, it'd be great if i could

>>434963
picture is sort of a bad example, i was hoping for more of a flatbar type of handlebars rather than risers, I know i'm a hipster blahblah

>>435044
Yeah, that one. It is a pretty nice build. Not too crazy about the wheel-set or what I can see of the saddle, but I'd ride it.

>>435061
99% percent sure that used to be a broomstick. You can make that one in under 15 minutes using a lathe.

jesus kids

>>434910
>broke student

>>434963
>bandsaw

>>435202
>lathe

>>434960
>implying pine dowels at home depot are the only dowels

jesus man just research/measure and see exactly what size handlebar your stem needs. remember two things:

1) wood has an actual size and a nominal size. Often what is called 1" wood is actually 3/4"
2) you're going to have to make this extra tight since even hardwood will compress a bit.

that said
http://www.amazon.com/Rockler-Dowel-Rod-Walnut-36/dp/B001DT4QPC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_2

http://www.amazon.com/Walnut-Curtain-Closet-CAPITOL-LUMBER/dp/B00AOO07NM/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1365692162&sr=1-2&keywords=walnut+dowel+1+1%2F4

i dont know the actual dimensions of those. if the 1" is actually one inch, then it could work for you since most stems are 1" however if the wood isnt actually one inch you could just go with the 1.25 which might actually be 1" and sand until it fits i suppose. best option is source hardwood dowels locally and go measure it in person.

since this is where your pic is from im going to assume you've seen this: http://cycling-lessons.wonderhowto.com/how-to/spruce-up-your-bicycle-with-wooden-diy-riser-handlebar-0138883/

watch the video. he uses thin pieces of wood and a laminate process, but all that work is just to achieve the shape he has there. otherwise he would have had to carve it out of a larger solid piece and the grain might have been ugly or he would have had to steam bend a dowel. he chose the right method for his desired end result and he basically did it with a vice, a table saw, a plane, a rasp, and sandpaper.

but for a straight bar, you just need a hardwood dowel. but the important lesson from the video for you is that he wedges the stem open with a piece of wood while he puts the handle in so that it doesnt get scratched. he also stains it and varnishes it after its in the stem, which im not 100% sure i agree with. so your call.

$10-$20, + sandpaper, stain, and finish

>>435276
Logged on my phone to give you my thanks anon, well within my price range

>>435369
cool cool cool

good luck man post results!

>>435276
Kudos.

>>434910
>wooden handlebars
GTFO hipster trash

funny thing is, OP can probably buy a few feet of dowel, get a couple of 18" handlebars out of it, perfect the process, then sell the extras.

i was kind of wondering, obviously, if you had a lathe, you could do some crazy shit. but what about without a lathe? what could you do?

>>435061
it's just a stock Fuji Feather with wooden handlebars, the components they come with a pretty nice. That saddle is a faux leather one.

>>435935
NO. Most dowels are shit. they will break.

>>434963
This. Or see if you have a really strong old broomstick. That might actually work.