wooden helmets

[ozy vince]

Upstart Company to make Sports Helmets out of Wood | Gear Review | Gear Junkie

 

I found this searching for a multi sport helmet. made me laugh. thought you guys would like it!

[WeeDee]

Fred Flintstone

[scottythepinetree]

He seems to be going about it the right way. If his testing is sound and he attains the relevant CE standards, then fair play to him. Good to see people thinking outside the box.

[WeeDee]

He seems to be going about it the right way. If his testing is sound and he attains the relevant CE standards, then fair play to him. Good to see people thinking outside the box.

 

I agree about the lateral thinking, who knows what this might lead to.

 

With the helmets, I think the consistency of material will be the difficult part of CE certification.

[slack ma girdle]

I want one

 

But if each one is hand made i am not going to be able to afford it.

[blazer]

I have seen pictures from China of woven basket helmets the same shape as normal.

 

The original hard hats from the US in the 1930's were two hats with pitch to give (some) protection from falling stones.

 

I was amazed by the construction of the old 'noddy' police helmets used on motorbikes in the 1960's were made from cork - didn't believe it until I found one and put a hammer through it in one go.

[David Goss]

Nice idea but i cant see how he can get them to pass H&S standards as every helmet will be different. They do look nice though.

[ozy vince]

maybe their just for recreational climbing and the lunge thread!

[Timbermcpherson]

Oh thats a snap to make, Im going to stick my head in a big knot hole and carve it out with an ms200.