Spoked wheels tutorial, by Norman Gorn

[ct ertz]

The thing about this method is it required no jig or special tools and was relatively fast. I have not done much in the way of WW1 planes yet, but this method worked good for making a near indestructible wheel, even with an impatient 5 year old breathing down my neck. I think some one with more skill than I could have used this method (or any other method) to make a much nicer wheel, but I made my little one happy. Now if I can only do two more to match (the bike has a side car).

[outersketcher]

I picked up a really nice paper model of a spoked wheel convertable a few years ago. And the directions demonstrated a similar technique for creating the spokes for the wheels. This was the VERY FIRST paper model I'd ever attempted, and I was impressed with how simple, really the idea was.

Frankly, I'd like to see this used to create the wheels on Steven Marshals wonderful Czar Tank model.

David