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Miniature Wooden Motorcycles By Vyacheslav Voronovich
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“The most difficult task is to carve out tiny components, because they often break when they are almost finished (handlebars, rear-view mirrors, gear shifters, turn signals, brake discs, etc.). You have to start from scratch; sometimes I have to make the parts over and over again.” Vyacheslav’s finest and most fragile tool is a 0.5 mm drill bit, while his main instrument is “a plain box cutter with disposable razor blades. It's very sharp and good for treating wood.”
Vyacheslav Voronovich’s collection already boasts three choppers and two sport bikes – a Honda CBR 1000RR and a Suzuki GSX-R600. “I made the choppers based on my own taste and designer skills with due regard to the components every bike should have. After that, though, I decided to copy existing models. Why Honda and Suzuki? I love them both for the way they look and their technical specifications, they are very reliable. I'm working on the Honda VT1300 CS cruiser now. For this bike, I am using a wood bending technology to make the handlebars, the frame, which is a new one for me…”
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