basilisk wrote:
I have an old chifforobe made in the 1920's
the wood wheel castors are broken/wornout.

I considered fitting it with modern ball bearing
castors, but the idea doesn't appeal to me.
Kinda like putting a CD player in a 1905
Pierce Arrow.

The other option is to repair the old wheels,
this is doable, but I am curious as to what kind of wood
to make the replacement wheels from.

Hickory, hard maple, lignum vitae ?


If you can get it big enough, lignum vitae. Wears very well, still used for
shaft bearings in boats. I use it for the guides in my bandsaw. Ipe would
workwell too and is more readily available than lignum vitae.

Next best IMO would be hickory.



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