Ok the official word from my friend Geoff, a carbon fiber mad scientist of sorts...(and I am paraphrasing) "dude, it would seem to me this could be done easily but keep in mind, that every time you dropped them hard it would dent like wood and where it was dented would create a white mark as the carbon fiber was crushed... This would probally cause splintering..."
on drilling carbon fiber " Well we could saturate the drill points with Superglue, but its still possible that when you drill you could crack and spiderweb the carbon fiber..."
so... bearing this in mind, I think that though the carbon fiber application would look... amazing. The material doesn't really warrent making something other then "display chux" cause a decent ding would destroy the fit and finish of a pair of carbon fiber chux.
We even discussed capping the ends with rubber so that when they dropped they might stay a bit more protected, but in the end it just seems to impractical of a material to make chux from.
The high quality wooden chux are within my grasp though. With a few phone calls to a friend with a custom cabinate shop, I now have access to everything from a lathe to a spray booth for lacquer... Even access to : Tiger Maple, Birdseye Maple, Walnut, and Cherry stock.
so I think I am going to go ahead and try and create some quality hardwood stuff in lieu of my carbon fiber idea...
thanks for the input-
Loosey
