The Boattail gets WOODEN windshield posts, Hallock style.

Alright, alright, I always do some crazy things, but "wooden windshield posts", that's just nuts.

I was looking for some premade aluminum Duvalle/Hallock style frames and I could not find anything out there, that either price wise worked for me, or were practical to work with. So I made my own.
Beeing a furniture/cabinet maker I had certain skills and materials to turn this pipe dream into realitiy.
I used Honduran Mahogany, that is strong and durable. I cut some rough shapes, making it fit to the cowl. I cut some grooves (1/4" +) for the gl***, and then started shaping the "material".
Here it is.
I'm going to let the pictures speak for themselfs. Sculpting is key here, I spent hours and hours shaping these pieces.
Hope you like.

 

That looks cool.

I dig that boattail too.....

A question comes to my mind immediately though. Do you think warpage would or could be a problem?


.....then again, I think about all those windows for houses that used wooden frames. Guess if warpage was a problem, those windows wouldn't have worked.

I wonder why more folks haven't done this?

Very interesting.

 

Very nice wood work. Will the gl*** sit on the cowl, or have some kind of cushion?

 

Warpage is always a problem, but mahogany is a pretty stable material. The wood has been sealed with some automotive clear and is "waterproof".

 

Looks great man. Great idea.

 

The gl*** sits on a good 1/4" bead of silicone and has not caused any issues yet.

 

Why the hell not...very original I like it!

 

beautiful. I've done some laminating strips to make curved pieces of furniture, I've thought about doing that in my project. I suppose the trick is to not make it look like a cabinetmaker building a hotrod.. but a hotrodder using some wood

 

I have been following every step of your project, and have been very impressed. The Ford pickup hood as a boattail is brilliant, and very well executed. Up until the wood windshield posts, everything looked timeless, crisp, nicely fitted and, well, built to last. It was all of a piece. Coherent.

 

Nicely done! & damn original.

 

Here are some more pictures

 

That **** is bad***,cool idea.No need to spend the big $,Later Rob

 

Have you givin any thought into a teaque floor,over the metal floor? Might be too much,huh? Worst case,you can always use the wood windshield pieces for cast,aluminum paterns. Just a thought.

 

I was thinking about a teak floor in the roadster (not a laminate floor). Just kidding.
The floor will be some rubber material, nothing fancy.

 

Everytime you say "nothing fancy",you come up with something awsome!!! What happens when you try to get fancy?

 

I don't do fancy, I'm a simple working man.

 

So humble!

 

Because wood is so much more difficult to work with. With metal, there are no mistakes; just more welding and grinding.
When I took wood shop in school, every project I did ended up painted, not stained, to cover up the putty.

P.S. You do great work!

 

wrap them in tin foil and your done
really thought that too
these were gonna be patterns for casting...
i see your vision
now slice them up and layer /lamiate birch or aluminum into them and repolish...

got wood yes you do
paperdog

 

A+ work and kick *** idea!

 

Ruler!

 

Looks great. I believe I would have gone one step further and made transverse lower frames slotted to accept the gl*** and cover up the silicone bead.
Ted

 

I'd like to see this windshield in a picture that shows the whole rest of the car, front and back. Looks very nice from the closeups.

I wouldn't have guessed that it would look good in wood, but then again, that style windshield was based on boat design, and I know there were several boats with wooden framed split windshields. Very nice work.

 

gorgeous work.... inspiring as well...

 

Amazing!!!!!!

 

Chris, That looks kool, I favor that than any aftermarket piece you can buy. A suggestion is to put similar trim on the back part of the car. *****in.

 

It Looks ****en Amazing!!!!!

 

I agree it looks fantastic but I think it would look even better with a lower frame.

 

I want to do some other ones, abit more traditional looking with lower frames, and have them cast in aluminum. Gotta get my hands on some late 20's early 30's cowls.

 

I`m a woodenboat builder, so this is close to my heart.you got a boat tail so why not a boat windshield....?