Miniature Wooden Motorcycles By Vyacheslav Voronovich

And just a year ago, the idea of making his first motorcycle – not a real one, but one made of wood on a scale of 1 to 12 – evolved into a remarkable hobby. “The idea came to me after I saw pictures of miniature bikes made of metal on the Internet. Honestly, I had some doubts about it, because it is no easy task. I did it, and did it fairly well. This helped me combine two of my passions. My first bike took me ages, since much of the time I spent contemplating how it would be best to join the parts, which types of wood to choose and how to work it. Now, things move much faster. As they say, I got the hang of it. Furthermore, every new bike looks much more real and is more perfect than the previous one.”
Vyacheslav believes the choice of the right wood is crucial for his hobby due to the unique characteristics of each type, such as appearance, hardness, and the shrinkage rate, among other things. For one, it is much easier to handwork pine wood than oak or beech, but pine is no match for them in appearance. “I use oak for the wheels, for instance, since it is darker than other types of wood, which is exactly right for those parts.”