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This is a replica of a 1930 BSA Sloper S30-13 motorcycle. The principal woods are cherry and maple with accents of ebony, osage, and walnut. It’s entirely wood except the plastic headlamp “glass,” some bamboo toothpicks, and two BSA decals. The “wires” are toothpicks bent with pliers, and the frame dowels were bent after boiling.

The wheels rotate, the fork turns, and the kickstand lowers. No CNC or plans. I copied the design from online photos like these. Most of the visible engine components are pretty faithfully reproduced.

Finished with tung oil. It measures about 10” x 4.5” and took roughly 80 hours to complete over a 5-week period.

I’ve posted some of my other model vehicles here, here, here, here, and here. I’m always happy to swap woodworking advice, ideas, and criticism with anyone.

My wife saw wooden purses online for thousands of dollars. This cost me about $50 in materials (mostly the hinges and chain). She wanted a live edge but no bark.

The wood is walnut, cut from a fireplace mantle salvaged from a century-old house. I cut it in half, hollowed out the sides, and flattened them with a router and planing bit. I installed hinges, magnets, and the chain. The cloth is cut from an old t-shirt.

Sanded to 10k grit and finished with tung oil. The feet let it stand upright.

Posting to show the technique: cutting the design with one blank on top of the other and space between the bowl halves, then overlapping them butterfly-style.

Gaps in the joints would trap food, and I’m unhappy with my visible attempts to fill them. I’ll try again with more accurate joint measurements.

Posting to show the technique: cutting the design with one blank on top of the other and space between the bowl halves, then overlapping them butterfly-style.

Gaps in the joints would trap food, and I’m unhappy with my visible attempts to fill them. I’ll try again with more accurate joint measurements.

I carved this with an angle grinder and sanded it to 10k grit. It measures about 17” x 13” x 6”, gift for a friend.