The next level??

[SRhody]

Had to put this in for two reasons:
1. NC State Engineering :mrgreen:
2. Engineering and wood.... :wwink:

This is woodworking but not quite what most of us are doing. This guy is building a car from wood, maybe even going over 200 mph.

http://www.joeharmondesign.com/

See for yourself. :eusa_clap

 

[ScottM]

Neat..... Thanks for sharing. But I am not sure this is the next level or a step back. I understand that the cars of the late 1800's and early 1900's have many wooden parts.

 

[NCPete]

Morgan's still have a significant bit of wood in the chassis until sometime in the 1980's... perhaps even later. Trabant's in East Germany were also made using wood and a cotton/fiber/resin construction method.

 

[Mike Davis]

An old friend has a Rolls Bentley, it has a lot of wood parts. Part of the body is wood covered with aluminum.





Oh, and this has been posted here recently.

 

[dino drosas]

Most all production automobiles had bodies framed in wood (ash or oak) and skinned with sheet metal. The high dollar imports (RR, Bentley) used a great deal of aluminum. I think that Packard was one of the first to get away from this practice in 1936 with their introduction of the smaller series cars.

 

[DaveD]

There have been some videos and an internet site on some guy that builds 1/2 scale models of backhoes, tractor trailers, etc out of wood. Really impressive, I'll try to find the site. If i remember right he also allows vistors to come see his creations. the tractor trailer actually drives around. No, the engine is not wood.

 

[NCPete]

yup, that guy's site has been linked here before, too. Not sure I can find it now.