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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Building a wooden Vespa - Hack a Day

Building a wooden Vespa

posted Nov 12th 2010 8:37am by Mike Szczys
filed under: transportation hacks

vespa hack         mod wood

Scooter fans should start sharpening their chisels if they want to undertake this project. This Vespa is the work of a master carpenter and a lot of time. Through the build log photos you can see that it all started with a frame made by bending and laminating wood layers together. Veneer adds the stylish stripe and a lot of carving and turning brings the curves associated with the classic scooters. Even the hand grips, brake handles, and saddle are made out of wood. There’s springs for some shock absorption but we’d bet you don’t want to ride this for too long, or park it outside. Now it just needs an electric motor retrofit.

[Thanks Blair]

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Go there...
http://hackaday.com/2010/11/12/building-a-wooden-vespa/

This thing is Beautiful! A True Work of Art!:)
See Pics...
http://www.carpintariacarlosalberto.com/vespa_daniela.htm


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