wooden scooter from exotic woods.

[Deni Irawan]

Hi all,

Its been rainy season in my country now, can not do much with my wood operation, just stay home and do some fun project,
hope you guys like it,

Cheers,

Deni I.

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[Brian Effinger]

That is really cool. :)

You'll have to post pictures of the finished scooter. I'd really like to see them.

[Brett Baldwin]

A woodworker with a wooden scooter. That will be great advertising as you drive around town. Looks like a lot of ingenuity is going into making those pieces. I'm looking forward to the finished project.

[Jim Becker]

Deni, that's quite a project! Wow. Thanks for sharing it. And welcome to SMC, too.

[Deni Irawan]

I dont know what to call the thing that protect the legs of the rider from front, let's just call it the wing,
i do steam bending with it,lots glue. its kinda messy with resin glue,

http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt233/DeniIrawan/DSCI2274.jpg

[John Thompson]

That's some nice contour work your doing there, Deni. I love the whole idea and hope to see a picture of the finished product when you get done.

[gary Zimmel]

Welcome to the Creek Deni.

Cool project you have going on there.
Make sure to keep us up to date with the progress.
This I can't wait to see finished.

[Deni Irawan]

while waiting the rain goes by, i try to put what i call Wing into its body,

http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt233/DeniIrawan/DSCI2289.jpg

an English friend came by and ask if i wanna sell the project i am doing now,then he also ask if i can make wooden 1937 Bentley torpedo roadster from vw beetle rolling chassis,
and i said : if the fun and money are good then i will take the job,lol

http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt233/DeniIrawan/bentleydeni.jpg

[John Thompson]

Wing sounds good to me Deni as I don't know what it's called either. I would probably just refer to it as the front "thingy-ma-jig". :D And if you decide to make that road-ster... I for one am all eyes and can't wait to see that done!

Cheers...

[Peter Aeschliman]

This is really cool!

What sized motor are you using? I assume you'll need a little extra power since the scooter is going to weigh a lot more than a standard steel and fiberglass version.

I'm excited to see the finished product!

[Deni Irawan]

Hi guys,

I am gonna use vespa engine 1974 150cc but i'll bore up to 200cc,
i fortunately was a mechanic before woodworker,

Cheers,

[Peter Aeschliman]

Hi guys,

I am gonna use vespa engine 1974 150cc but i'll bore up to 200cc,
i fortunately was a mechanic before woodworker,

Cheers,

That will be plenty of power from a reliable engine. Very cool!

[Dan Manning]

Deni,
Very nice project, and the dedication to your work shows. I'm sure that you have the finishing process down to an art also.
By the way, the piece you refer to is known as a 'fairing'. I that where the marker/turn lights will be mounted? That would be ideal, and look nice molded into it.
Again, Great work.

Regards,

[Chris Tsutsui]

Deni, all those contours is way out of my comfort zone and i'm impressed.

What would probably be more impressive is the tools you are using to build this thing.

If you have time, a few pictures of your Indonesia woodshop could probably start a new thread in the workshop forum.

[Bill Wyko]

That is one helluva cool project. I actually did a sound system on a Vespa a few years ago. It had molded fiberglass speaker pods and 8 track. The guy had an obsession with 8 tracks. I really like your project. You've got quite the creative mind.

[John Keeton]

I have been quietly watching this one, as I wasn't real sure how this was going to progress. Man, I am impressed!! That is going to have some beautiful shape to it, and I imagine when the finish is applied, we will see some fantastic stuff happen. Looking forward to more!

[Myk Rian]

Deni;

What wood are you using?
It sure looks nicer than this does.

[Deni Irawan]

Hi all,

I use rosewood,macassar ebony,mahogany,jackfruit wood,white wood, dont know the common name for jackfruit and white wood,

the tools is normal tools likes we always use,handsaw,spokeshave,plane,bowsaw,file,i sometime use powertools but i always love spokeshave and file for making contour, anyway electricity often off here as you can see there is a candle on the steer head will be,lol.

Cheers,

http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt233/DeniIrawan/DSCI2321.jpg

[Deni Irawan]

Drilling the hole for the steer,

[Joe Leigh]

Pretty impressive....while most of us complain about not having this or that power tool, here is an artisan who doesn't even have power some of the time. Humbling.