I put the card in the printer and am starting a new project. Never done a motorcycle before so......

Never know what I can make it look like till I try .

 

Since it looks like a highway bike instead of a dirt bike it might end up with smooth tires. The picture is distorted making it hard to get a good idea of what is what.

   Did that mean I will be getting a two wheeler for my birthday????

Lew, I finally found out what you were saying about reversed words when printing...........

Great looking scooter Jess!

Hey Jess, I changed the tags in your topic to reflect closely what this topic is about. Please see:

Thanks Jess!

1 hour ago, Smallpatch said:

Lew, I finally found out what you were saying about reversed words when printing...........

 

Maybe the bike is just headed the wrong direction.  Great start on it Jess.

Looks great forwards or backwards.

Wow, this is ain't so easy.

 

I didn't get very far today, all day!!

But, it's going to be a great looking piece. Is it going to be a stand alone or, incorporated into something?

Don't know yet Gene. I was thinking of putting a Honda motor on it and use it for hauling the loads of fish I catch in the lake. Its up hill all the way to the house, about 40 yards and it sure gets me tired...

   I'm gonna have to hang a sign on it to not inspect this thing unless you are at least 50 foot away from it....So far a lot of shoddy work going into it. I chipped some of the spokes while using a router trying to lower the spokes down.

I'm kinda into things that are too small to handle real well using power tools...

    Probably end up stand alone. I could put a bracket on it to hold the cell phone since its always lost when its ringing.

The cell phone could be like a "Sissy Bar"

Did you say you wanted to go to a sissy bar?

Just now, Smallpatch said:

Did you say you wanted to go to a sissy bar?

I sure like it Jess.  Looks like it would be a great collaboration project with a wood carver.  No, I'm not a carver.

Dan it would be nice if I was able to carve with my hands but the joints in my hands is way past even waving by- by.

  That's the reason the Dremel gets used.

 Before the pattern is taken off the wood I cut out all the pieces and do away with the wood not needed. I cut out the spokes before the pattern is removed then removed the paper and cut down the spokes to make it look like they are in the middle of the wheel.

  This being the first of this type I am learning where I should cut with the scroll saw and what not to make too small for safety sake around the sharp spinning knives. I add a backer board so the things will glue back together and maybe look presentable.

 

I can't cut the spokes down first before I cut out the spokes because I need the pattern. Also by the time I enlarge the pattern the lines are hard to follow.

   The challenge of trying to figure out these non important things is enjoyable believe it or not.  More so than sitting on the dock catching fish.

  Any suggestions from anyone?

 

Patch, you are amazing, never in my wildest dreams would I tackle such a project. You always seem to overcome the magnitude of the smallest details. It looks good so far and I am confident it will look great when you are done.

Herb

nice work.  looking forward to the finish pix

 

From this point on is to figure out how I can make it look as I visioned it when I saw the picture on the birthday card.

   

Long way to go and just getting started. The card is a layered 3 D type and was the reason I decided to make it with wood!