Made on a 2mm Stainless Steel armature the rim is composed of 32 octagonal pieces of Indian rosewood, the two inner layers of eight pieces each are secret dowelled thro the S/S, then the two outer layers cover the dowels. All are epoxy glued so the wheel is very strong.Indian Rosewood is on the CITES list so normally cannot be used but this wood..
Really good early steering wheel. Probably French as it came from there recently and is of French Walnut I believe.355mm diameter (c.14") on a three spoke aluminium armature with a tapered central hole 30mm -25mm. Dished 50mm. The walnut was all detached when it arrived and has all been cleaned of old glue and the woodworm annihilated ..
Replica Type 35, 37 etc Bugatti steering wheel .420mm diameter , rim slightly thinner than usual at 20mm2mm Stainless armature, rim is four layers of holly and pear wood epoxy glued , paler than usual walnut, secret dowelled. Very strong .
Very early, possible Veteran or early Edwardian, four spoke wheel.This came with the rim in derelict condition, full of woodworm and falling apart. It now has a new rim of cherry wood with a 2mm stainless steel ring incorporated in it. It has the original four Brass screw and the original steel spider and now looks fabulous! It is approx..